Social 30-2 Unit 1 Key Terms

Faithful observance of the norms or standards imposed on members of a group as a condition of membership in that group. May relate to conduct, values, or appearance. What is this called?

• Adherence to Collective norms

• Collective Interest

• Individualism

• Beliefs

The ideas and understandings that a person holds to be true, often influenced by such things as one’s culture, language, religion, gender, and worldview. What is this called?

• Beliefs

• Opinions

• Adherence to Collective Norms

• Traditions

An economic system based on free markets, fair competition, wise consumers, and profit-motivated producers, in which a minimum of government involvement is favoured. What is this called?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Individualism

The set of goals or ideals that members of a group pursue together and that will benefit the group as a whole, rather than benefiting any one individual in the group. What is this called?

• Collective interest

• Individualism

• Collective Responsibility

• Adherence to Collective Norms

A group’s responsibility for the actions of all its individual members, as well as the idea that individuals have a duty to the group that is greater than their individual responsibility. What is this called?

• Collective Responsibility

• Individualism

• Collective Interest

• Collectivism

The wants or wishes of a group of people. What is this called?

• Collective Will

• Personal Ambition

• Collective Responsibility

• Individualism

An ideology that places the needs and goals of the collective (group) before those of any individual member of the group, and is based on a belief in the interdependence of human society. What is this called?

• Collectivism

• Individualism

• Capitalism

• Liberalism

The good of a community; something that benefits the public health, safety, and/or well-being of a society as a whole. What is this called?

• Common Good

• Private Interest

• Collective Responsibility

• Individual Rights

An ideology based on the belief that the oppressed working class must overcome its property-owning oppressors through revolution so that together they can work towards becoming a classless society in which property is owned by the community and all people share in the production of goods and in the benefits of production (at which point, in theory, no government is needed). What is this called?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Collectivism

• Socialism

The struggle among two or more people or groups for economic, social, or political advantage. Supporters of a free market economy see this as an incentive for individuals and groups to work harder and more efficiently. What is this called?

• Competition

• Monopoly

• Cooperation

• Regulation