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CLEP Sociology

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1. An element or a process of society that may disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability.






2. The use or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims.






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






4. The systematic study of the biological bases of social behavior.






5. A theory of urban growth that views growth as emerging from many centers of development - each of which may reflect a particular urban need or activity.






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






7. Societal expectations about the attitudes and behavior of a person viewed as being ill.






8. A three-member group.






9. A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically.






10. A set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position or status.






11. General practices found in every culture.






12. The conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities.






13. In a legal sense - a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights - responsibilities - and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents.






14. Karl Marx's term for the working class in a capitalist society.






15. Long term trend in human societies that results from the interplay of innovation - continuity - and selection.






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






17. A society in which men dominate family decision making.






18. Positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs - promotions - and educational opportunities.






19. Information about how to use the material resources of the environment to satisfy human needs and desires.






20. The systematic - widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants.






21. Power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.






22. A term used by sociologists to describe the willing exchange among adults of widely desired - but illegal - goods and services.






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






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






25. A term used by Bowles and Gintis to refer to the tendency of schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types of jobs typically held by members of their class.






26. Collective conceptions of what is considered good - desirable - and proper--or bad - undesirable - and improper--in a culture.






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






28. Norms that generally have been written down and that specify strict rules for punishment of violators.






29. The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives.






30. Significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture - including norms and values.






31. Research that relies on what is seen in the field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data.






32. A formal - impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding.






33. Two unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in a relationship of mutual caring - who reside together - and who agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents - basic living expenses - and other common necessities.






34. A political philosophy promoted by many younger Blacks in the 1960s that supported the creation of Black-controlled political and economic institutions.






35. The state of a population with a growth rate of zero - achieved when the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.






36. Distinctive patterns of social behavior evident among city residents.






37. A concept used by Charles Horton Cooley that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions with others.






38. A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority - such as prisons - the military - mental hospitals - and convents.






39. The ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money - political influence - access to the media - and personnel.






40. A systematic - organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem.






41. The variable in a causal relationship that is subject to the influence of another variable.






42. According to






43. A theory of social change that holds that all societies pass through the same successive stages of evolution and inevitably reach the same end.






44. Any group or category to which people feel they belong.






45. A kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important.






46. The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons.






47. A view of society as ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests.






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






49. The ways in which people respond to one another.






50. An approach to urbanization that considers the interplay of local - national - and worldwide forces and their effect on local space - with special emphasis on the impact of global economic activity.