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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An approach to deviance that emphasizes the role of culture in the creation of the deviant identity.






2. The social institution that relies on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group.






3. A formal process of learning in which some people consciously teach while others adopt the social role of learner.






4. The average number of years a person can be expected to live under current mortality conditions.






5. A group that - despite past prejudice and discrimination - succeeds economically - socially - and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites.






6. Jean Piaget's theory explaining how children's thought progresses through four stages.






7. An approach to the study of formal organizations that emphasizes the role of people - communication - and participation within a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.






8. The condition of being estranged or disassociated from the surrounding society.






9. Norms governing everyday social behavior whose violation raises comparatively little concern.






10. The state of being related to others.






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






12. A functionalist theory of aging introduced by Cumming and Henry that contends that society and the aging individual mutually sever many of their relationships.






13. A term used by Max Weber to refer to a group of people who have a similar level of wealth and income.






14. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






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






16. The scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the problems of the aged.






17. 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.






18. The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant have come to dominate certain sectors of society - both in the United States and throughout the world.






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






20. A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.






21. A religious organization that claims to include most or all of the members of a society and is recognized as the national or official religion.






22. The average number of children born alive to a woman - assuming that she conforms to current fertility rates.






23. Commercial organizations that are headquartered in one country but do business throughout the world.






24. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.






25. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






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






27. A densely populated area containing two or more cities and their surrounding suburbs.






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






29. Social control carried out by people casually through such means as laughter - smiles - and ridicule.






30. Behavior that occurs when work benefits are made contingent on sexual favors (as a 'quid pro quo') or when touching - lewd comments - or appearance of pornographic material creates a 'hostile environment' in the workplace.






31. An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field.






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






33. The act of physically separating two groups; often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group.






34. A functionalist approach that proposes that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations.






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






36. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to concern for maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family.






37. A group that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.






38. Rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.






39. A social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence mobility.






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






41. 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.






42. Max Weber's term for people's opportunities to provide themselves with material goods - positive living conditions - and favorable life experiences.






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






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






45. A social system in which the position of each individual is influenced by his or her achieved status.






46. A sociological approach that generalizes about fundamental or everyday forms of social interaction.






47. 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.






48. A society that depends on mechanization to produce its economic goods and services.






49. The degree to which a scale or measure truly reflects the phenomenon under study.






50. A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts.






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