Name _____________________________ Class _________________ Date __________________

Social Structure Guided Reading

Section 2

READING THE SECTION

DIRECTIONS In the space provided, write the vocabulary term that best
matches each description.

______________________ 1. when two or more people or groups oppose each other to

achieve a goal that only one can attain

______________________ 2. explains that people interact with others mainly to serve

their own self-interest

______________________ 3. a state of balance between cooperation and conflict

______________________ 4. when two or more people or groups work together to

achieve a goal that will benefit more than one person

DIRECTIONS Write a word or phrase that has the same meaning as each
term given.

5. exchange ____________________________________________________________

6. reciprocity ___________________________________________________________

7. conflict ______________________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS On the line provided before each statement, write T if a

statement is true and F if a statement is false. If the statement is false, write
the correct term on the line after each sentence that makes the sentence a
true statement.

_____ 8. A truce occurs when two opposing parties each give up something in order to
come to a mutual agreement.

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_____ 9. In mediation, a third party makes a decision that is binding on both parties.

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_____ 10. Compromise, truce, mediation, and arbitration are all examples of
accommodation.

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Section 2 continued Guided Reading

POST-READING QUICK CHECK

DIRECTIONS Read the descriptions below. In the space provided, write
the letter of the term that matches each description.

_____ 11. two basketball teams playing for the a. accommodation

championship title
b. competition
_____ 12. people coming together to build houses for
the homeless c. conflict

_____ 13. a person providing directions to someone d. cooperation

who is lost
e. exchange
_____ 14. one business attempting to undermine a rival
business

_____ 15. employers and labor unions settling wage

disputes through a third party

DIRECTIONS Use vocabulary terms to write a summary of what you

learned in the section.

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