UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS

(UCSP)

Assessment
1. This term can refer to a wide variety of gatherings. From just two people or more.
Some examples are school clubs, a regular gathering of friends. People working together
or sharing a hobby. Which term refers to any collection of at least two people who
interact with some frequency and who share a sense of their identity?
A. Association
B. Function
C. Group

D. Crowd

2. Samantha is part of the group that feels she belongs to, and she believes it to be an
integral part of who she is. What is an exclusive social group formed out of shared
interests and identity?
A. In-group
B. Out-group
C. Primary Group
D. Secondary Group

3. Caloy doesn't belong to any of the group in his school. He often feel disdain and
wanted to work individually. What is a social group associated with opposition based on
its different nature?
A. in-group
B. Out-group
C. Primary Group
D. Secondary Group
4. Social groups have manifest and latent functions. This social group serves emotional
needs or has an expressive functions rather than pragmatic ones. Which group has the
most impact on our socialization?
A. In-group
B. Out-group
C. Primary Group
D. Secondary Group

5. Rosalie is a member of a Church Choir. She has established a good relationship with
her co-members. Which group category is Rosalie a part of?
A. in-group
B. Out-group
C. Primary Group
D. Secondary Group

6. These groups serve an instrumental function rather than an expressive one, meaning
that their role is more goal or task-oriented than emotional. What social group is being
referred?
A. In-group
B. Out-group
C. Primary Group
D. Secondary Group

7. The primary group is usually fairly small and is made up of individuals who generally
engage face-to-face in long-term emotional ways. Which is the manifest function of
primary groups?
A. Emotional functions
B. Pragmatic Function
C. instrumental function
D. goal-oriented function

8. How are boundaries in society, as a result of in-groups and out-groups, formed?

A. People voice out their political standpoints in public.
B. People make their boundaries for their security and safety.
C. People perceive that differences among groups or people exist.
D. People define their roles and groups in society based on gender and appearance.

9. Which best explains the existence of in-groups in society?

A. People who share common experiences or ideas in life join and form a group of their
own.
B. People with mutual relationships are needed for attaining peace and order in society.
C. People whose differences are so well-defined tend to have good relationships.
D. People who communicate and interact with each other lead productive lives.

10. Which manifest proper behavior towards out-groups?

A. Practice in-group favoritism and out-group homogeneity.
B. Embrace differences by accepting who people are and what they can and cannot do
C. Classify in a negative manner those people who are not members of your In-group
D. Acknowledge perceived differences with threat and intimidation.

Agree or Disagree
1. A social organization or social system refers to the interdependence of parts in
groups.

- AGREE

2. Organization is a state of being or a condition in which the various institutions in

society are | functioning by their recognized or implied purposes

AGREE

3. Organization refers to associational groups.

DISAGREE

4. A group is any collection of human beings who are brought into social relationships
with one another.

AGREE

5. Whenever two or more individuals come together and influences one another they
may be said to constitute Social Group.

AGREE

6. A social group is a number of people who define themselves as members of a group;

who expect certain behavior from members that they do not expect from outsiders and
whom others define as belonging to a group.

DISAGREE

7. A true group exhibits some degree of social cohesion.

AGREE

8. Groups vary in size from one member to several hundred million.

DISAGREE
9. The least important characteristics of a group is the distinctive interaction that occurs
among its members.

AGREE

10. There is physical and symbolic interaction among the members of a group.

AGREE