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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment - or both.






2. The notion that criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets.






3. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






4. Print and electronic instruments of communication that carry messages to often widespread audiences.






5. The number of deaths per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude death rate.






6. The ordinary and commonplace elements of life - as distinguished from the sacred.






7. The state of being related to others.






8. The process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.






9. Records of births - deaths - marriages - and divorces gathered through a registration system maintained by governmental units.






10. A legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards.






11. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






12. The movement of a person from one social position to another of a different rank.






13. The tendency to assume that one's culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.






14. A sociological approach that emphasizes inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization.






15. An artificially created situation that allows the researcher to manipulate variables.






16. A technique for measuring social class that assigns individuals to classes on the basis of criteria such as occupation - education - income - and place of residence.






17. A factor held constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable.






18. The feeling or perception of being in direct contact with the ultimate reality - such as a divine being - or of being overcome with religious emotion.






19. Max Weber's term for the disciplined work ethic - this-worldly concerns - and rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers.






20. Organized collective activities that promote autonomy and self-determination as well as improvements in the quality of life.






21. A relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other.






22. A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth - prestige - or power.






23. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe communities - often urban - that are large and impersonal with little commitment to the group or consensus on values.






24. Subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independent variable introduced by a researcher.






25. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to emphasis on tasks - focus on more distant goals - and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions.






26. Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations.






27. Crimes committed by affluent individuals or corporations in the course of their daily business activities.






28. A sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.






29. A literal interpretation of the Bible regarding the creation of man and the universe used to argue that evolution should not be presented as established scientific fact.






30. Any group that individuals use as a standard in evaluating themselves and their own behavior.






31. A form of polygamy in which a husband can have several wives at the same time.






32. A form of polygamy in which a woman can have several husbands at the same time.






33. The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.






34. A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.






35. A hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought.






36. A study - generally in the form of interviews or questionnaires - that provides sociologists and other researchers with information concerning how people think and act.






37. An area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their spatial setting and physical environment.






38. Governmental social control.






39. A group small enough for all members to interact simultaneously - that is - to talk with one another or at least be acquainted.






40. The ability to exercise one's will over others.






41. A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables.






42. The way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.






43. Organized workers who share either the same skill or the same employer.






44. A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position within society.






45. A large - organized religion not officially linked with the state or government.






46. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the efforts of people to maintain the proper image and avoid embarrassment in public.






47. The reputation that a particular individual has earned within an occupation.






48. A term used by Max Weber to refer to people who have the same prestige or lifestyle - independent of their class positions.






49. A temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal.






50. The impact that a teacher's expectations about a student's performance may have on the student's actual achievements.






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