UNL Comm 101 Exam 2 Questions with
complete solutions 2025
Ethics .- .ANS✓✓-the .principles .of .right .and .wrong .that .guide .an .individual .in
.making .decisions
The .Golden .Mean .- .ANS✓✓-Aristotle's .term .for .describing .ethical .behavior .as
.a .midpoint .between .extremes
The .Categorical .Imperative .- .ANS✓✓-An .ethical .guideline .developed .by
.Immanuel .Kant .under .which .an .action .is .evaluated .in .terms .of .what .would
.happen .if .everybody .else .in .the .same .situation, .or .category, .acted .the .same
.way.
Three .tenets .of .the .Categorical .Imperative .- .ANS✓✓-1) .Act .as .if .your .actions
.were .to .become .a .universal .law .that .everyone .must .obey
2) .Never .treat .others .merely .as .a .means, .but .also .always .as .an .ends .unto
.themselves. .Kant .believed .that .a .good .end .can .never .justify .a .bad .means .for
.achieving .it.
3) .Act .in .a .way .that .respects .the .rights .of .others
Utilitarianism .- .ANS✓✓-idea .that .the .goal .of .society .should .be .to .bring .about
.the .greatest .happiness .for .the .greatest .number .of .people
The .Veil .of .Ignorance .- .ANS✓✓-the .rules .for .society .that .we .would .propose .if
.we .did .not .know .how .lucky .we .would .be .in .life's .lottery. .It .would .be .more .just.
Ends-based-principles .- .ANS✓✓-Focused .on .creating .good .outcomes.
.Utilitarianism.
Rules-based-principles .- .ANS✓✓-Stress .an .obligation .to .duty .and .universal
.codes .of .behavior. .Categorical .imperative.
Care-based-principles .- .ANS✓✓-Exemplified .by .the .veil .of .ignorance .and
.golden .rule, .stress .reciprocity .and .the .need .to .consider .the .world .from
.position .of .others
, Power .- .ANS✓✓-the .ability .to .decide .who .has .access .to .resources. .The
.capacity .to .direct .or .influence .the .behavior .of .others, .oneself, .and/or .the
.course .of .events
Opression .- .ANS✓✓-a .system .that .maintains .advantage .and .disadvantage
.based .on .social .group .memberships .and .operates, .intentionally .and
.unintentionally, .on .individual, .institutional, .and .cultural .levels
Systems .of .Power .- .ANS✓✓-are .the .beliefs, .practices, .and .cultural .norms .that
.reinforce .oppression, .dominance, .and .privilege .to .create .power .structures .in .a
.society
Privilege .- .ANS✓✓-unearned .access .to .resources .only .readily .available .to
.some .people .as .a .result .of .their .advantaged .social .group .membership
Class .- .ANS✓✓-a .system .of .ordering .a .society .in .which .people .are .divided
.based .on .perceived .social .class .or .economic .status
Hegemony .- .ANS✓✓-the .dominance .of .one .group .over .another, .often
.supported .by .legitimizing .norms .and .ideas. .Ex: .hegemonic .masculinity
Patriarchy .- .ANS✓✓-a .social .system .in .which .father .or .male .elder .has .absolute
.authority .over .the .family .group .specifically
Social .Change .- .ANS✓✓-occurs .when .systems .of .power .ingrained .in .society
.are .confronted .or .attempt .to .be .altered
Micro .Agression .- .ANS✓✓-are .the .everyday .verbal, .nonverbal, .and
.environmental .slights, .snubs, .or .insults, .whether .intentional .or .unintentional,
.that .communicate .hostile, .derogatory, .or .negative .messages .to .target .persons
.based .solely .upon .their .marginalized .group .membership
Elected .Leader .- .ANS✓✓-although .used .by .groups .of .all .sizes, .this .process .is
.often .necessary .for .larger .groups .when .direct .communication .isn't .possible
-The .election .model .makes .leaders .responsible .to .group .bc .if .they .fail .they .can
.be .removed
-On .the .other .side .the .election .model .can .lead .to .the .creation .of .factions .of
.supporters
Appointed .Leader .- .ANS✓✓-sometimes .leaders .are .appointed .by .someone .or .a
.body .outside .of .the .group. .They .usually .come .with .some .form .of .expertise .that
.qualified .them .to .lead
-The .challenge .is .that .they .may .not .be .respected .by .the .group
Emergent .Leader .- .ANS✓✓-a .group .member .who .emerges .as .a .leader .during
.the .group's .deliberations.
complete solutions 2025
Ethics .- .ANS✓✓-the .principles .of .right .and .wrong .that .guide .an .individual .in
.making .decisions
The .Golden .Mean .- .ANS✓✓-Aristotle's .term .for .describing .ethical .behavior .as
.a .midpoint .between .extremes
The .Categorical .Imperative .- .ANS✓✓-An .ethical .guideline .developed .by
.Immanuel .Kant .under .which .an .action .is .evaluated .in .terms .of .what .would
.happen .if .everybody .else .in .the .same .situation, .or .category, .acted .the .same
.way.
Three .tenets .of .the .Categorical .Imperative .- .ANS✓✓-1) .Act .as .if .your .actions
.were .to .become .a .universal .law .that .everyone .must .obey
2) .Never .treat .others .merely .as .a .means, .but .also .always .as .an .ends .unto
.themselves. .Kant .believed .that .a .good .end .can .never .justify .a .bad .means .for
.achieving .it.
3) .Act .in .a .way .that .respects .the .rights .of .others
Utilitarianism .- .ANS✓✓-idea .that .the .goal .of .society .should .be .to .bring .about
.the .greatest .happiness .for .the .greatest .number .of .people
The .Veil .of .Ignorance .- .ANS✓✓-the .rules .for .society .that .we .would .propose .if
.we .did .not .know .how .lucky .we .would .be .in .life's .lottery. .It .would .be .more .just.
Ends-based-principles .- .ANS✓✓-Focused .on .creating .good .outcomes.
.Utilitarianism.
Rules-based-principles .- .ANS✓✓-Stress .an .obligation .to .duty .and .universal
.codes .of .behavior. .Categorical .imperative.
Care-based-principles .- .ANS✓✓-Exemplified .by .the .veil .of .ignorance .and
.golden .rule, .stress .reciprocity .and .the .need .to .consider .the .world .from
.position .of .others
, Power .- .ANS✓✓-the .ability .to .decide .who .has .access .to .resources. .The
.capacity .to .direct .or .influence .the .behavior .of .others, .oneself, .and/or .the
.course .of .events
Opression .- .ANS✓✓-a .system .that .maintains .advantage .and .disadvantage
.based .on .social .group .memberships .and .operates, .intentionally .and
.unintentionally, .on .individual, .institutional, .and .cultural .levels
Systems .of .Power .- .ANS✓✓-are .the .beliefs, .practices, .and .cultural .norms .that
.reinforce .oppression, .dominance, .and .privilege .to .create .power .structures .in .a
.society
Privilege .- .ANS✓✓-unearned .access .to .resources .only .readily .available .to
.some .people .as .a .result .of .their .advantaged .social .group .membership
Class .- .ANS✓✓-a .system .of .ordering .a .society .in .which .people .are .divided
.based .on .perceived .social .class .or .economic .status
Hegemony .- .ANS✓✓-the .dominance .of .one .group .over .another, .often
.supported .by .legitimizing .norms .and .ideas. .Ex: .hegemonic .masculinity
Patriarchy .- .ANS✓✓-a .social .system .in .which .father .or .male .elder .has .absolute
.authority .over .the .family .group .specifically
Social .Change .- .ANS✓✓-occurs .when .systems .of .power .ingrained .in .society
.are .confronted .or .attempt .to .be .altered
Micro .Agression .- .ANS✓✓-are .the .everyday .verbal, .nonverbal, .and
.environmental .slights, .snubs, .or .insults, .whether .intentional .or .unintentional,
.that .communicate .hostile, .derogatory, .or .negative .messages .to .target .persons
.based .solely .upon .their .marginalized .group .membership
Elected .Leader .- .ANS✓✓-although .used .by .groups .of .all .sizes, .this .process .is
.often .necessary .for .larger .groups .when .direct .communication .isn't .possible
-The .election .model .makes .leaders .responsible .to .group .bc .if .they .fail .they .can
.be .removed
-On .the .other .side .the .election .model .can .lead .to .the .creation .of .factions .of
.supporters
Appointed .Leader .- .ANS✓✓-sometimes .leaders .are .appointed .by .someone .or .a
.body .outside .of .the .group. .They .usually .come .with .some .form .of .expertise .that
.qualified .them .to .lead
-The .challenge .is .that .they .may .not .be .respected .by .the .group
Emergent .Leader .- .ANS✓✓-a .group .member .who .emerges .as .a .leader .during
.the .group's .deliberations.
