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CBSE · Class 11 · Sociology

What Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology covers in CBSE Class 11 Sociology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 11 Sociology · 2026-27

Topics in Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology

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1. Why Sociology Uses Special Terms

  • Sociology needs precise concepts because familiar social life can hide important patterns.
  • Common sense is not enough for sociological understanding; sociology looks at social institutions clearly and systematically.
  • Concepts are tools for understanding reality, not final answers.
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2. Social Groups: Aggregate, Quasi Group, Primary Group, Secondary Group

  • Not every collection of people is a social group.
  • Aggregates are people in the same place at the same time, with no definite connection.
  • Passengers at a railway station, airport, bus stop, or a cinema audience are aggregates.
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3. Community, Society or Association, In-Group and Out-Group

  • Community means highly personal, intimate, and enduring human relationships.
  • Family and close friends are examples of community-type relationships.
  • Society or association means impersonal, superficial, and transitory relationships.
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4. Reference Group and Peer Group

  • Reference groups are groups whose lifestyles are emulated.
  • People do not belong to their reference groups, but they identify with them.
  • Reference groups are sources of culture, lifestyle, aspiration, and goal attainment.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Sociology uses concepts to understand groups, stratification, status, role, and social control in human society

Why sociology needs conceptsSocial groupsSocial stratificationCasteClassStatus and roleSocial control

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Key topics in Terms, Concepts and their Use in Sociology include Why Sociology Uses Special Terms, Social Groups: Aggregate, Quasi Group, Primary Group, Secondary Group, Community, Society or Association, In-Group and Out-Group, Reference Group and Peer Group. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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