01A.3.2 Aspects of identity and their cultural characteristics Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which term describes a person's sense of self shaped by social interactions?

   • Reflex
   • Genetics
   • Instinct
   • Identity

2. What type of identity is primarily based on biological sex differences?

   • Age identity
   • Gender identity
   • Class identity
   • Ethnic identity

3. Which social class identity is typically associated with ownership of large corporations?

   • Middle class
   • Working class
   • Upper class
   • Underclass

4. Which aspect of identity involves shared ancestry, language, and cultural traditions?

   • Civic identity
   • Corporate identity
   • Ethnic identity
   • National identity

5. What term describes the cultural identity linked to a specific sovereign state?

   • National identity
   • Subculture
   • Global identity
   • Local identity

6. Which demographic group's identity has been increasingly commercialised as a lucrative consumer market?

   • Ethnic identity
   • Gender identity
   • Class identity
   • Age identity

7. How do sociologists view identity rather than as a fixed biological trait?

   • Socially constructed
   • Universally static
   • Genetically fixed
   • Biologically innate

8. Which term describes a person holding multiple, intersecting social identities simultaneously?

   • Assimilation
   • Stratification
   • Intersectionality
   • Homogeneity

9. Applying this: A teenager adopts gothic fashion to distinguish themselves from peers. What does this represent?

   • Class identity
   • Ethnic identity
   • Subcultural identity
   • National identity

10. Applying this: Priya celebrates Diwali and speaks Punjabi at home. Which identity is she primarily expressing?

    • Civic identity
    • Class identity
    • Ethnic identity
    • Work identity

11. Applying this: John identifies strongly as a manual factory worker. Which identity category is this?

    • Gender identity
    • Age identity
    • National identity
    • Class identity

12. Applying this: A retired person joins a walking club for seniors. Which identity are they actively performing?

    • National identity
    • Age identity
    • Ethnic identity
    • Class identity

13. Applying this: Displaying the Union flag during international sports matches is an expression of what?

    • Gender identity
    • Individual identity
    • National identity
    • Subcultural identity

14. Applying this: Sarah challenges traditional domestic roles by becoming the primary breadwinner. Which identity is shifting?

    • Regional identity
    • Gender identity
    • Age identity
    • Ethnic identity

15. Applying this: A British-born Muslim teenager navigates both British civic values and Islamic traditions. This shows what?

    • Cultural isolation
    • A single identity
    • Multiple identities
    • Identity erasure

16. Applying this: A wealthy city banker sends their children to elite private boarding schools. This reinforces what?

    • Class identity
    • Global identity
    • Youth identity
    • Ethnic identity

17. Which postmodern sociologist argued that identity has become a matter of personal choice and lifestyle?

    • Zygmunt Bauman
    • Talcott Parsons
    • Karl Marx
    • Émile Durkheim

18. What concept suggests globalisation weakens traditional national identities in favour of global consumer culture?

    • Localisation
    • Globalisation
    • Protectionism
    • Isolationism

19. Which term describes the process of internalising the culture and identity of one's society?

    • Urbanisation
    • Stratification
    • Globalisation
    • Socialisation

20. What do symbolic interactionists focus on when studying how individuals present themselves to others?

    • Economic base
    • Class conflict
    • Self-concept
    • Macro structures

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