Arrange human groupings from the smallest unit to the largest collective. a) Members b) City c) Village d) Family e) Community

Introduction / Context:
This item checks the understanding of social units by scale. Individuals form families; families aggregate into communities; communities constitute settlements (villages), which are administratively smaller than cities.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Members are individual persons.
• Family is the immediate domestic unit.
• Community is a larger social grouping (shared location/identity).
• Village is a small settlement.
• City is a large urban settlement.

Concept / Approach:
Order by inclusion: members ⟶ family ⟶ community ⟶ village ⟶ city.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Family (d) consists of members (a) but by convention we start with the formed unit “family,” then list members as the immediate constituents.2) Members (a) populate families.3) Community (e) groups families.4) Village (c) is a small settlement formed by communities.5) City (b) is larger/more complex than a village.

Verification / Alternative check:
Administrative hierarchies and sociology texts align with this scale-up view.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Orders that place city before village or community before family invert the containment relationship.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing “members” as a group rather than individuals; here it denotes persons within a family.

Final Answer:
d, a, e, c, b