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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hereditary systems of rank - usually religiously dictated - that tend to be fixed and immobile.






2. 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.






3. Someone who - through day-to-day personal contacts and communication - influences the opinions and discussions of others.






4. Standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools.






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






6. Difficulties that result from the differing demands and expectations associated with the same social position.






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






8. An approach that contends that industrialized nations continue to exploit developing countries for their own gain.






9. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






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






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






12. Japanese born in the United States who were descendants of the Issei.






13. The maintenance of political - social - economic - and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period of time.






14. A social system in which there is little or no possibility of individual mobility.






15. 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.






16. A three-member group.






17. The far-reaching process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.






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






19. The former policy of the South African government designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-Whites from the dominant Whites.






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






21. The phenomenon whereby the media provide such massive amounts of information that the audience becomes numb and generally fails to act on the information - regardless of how compelling the issue.






22. 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.






23. The sending of messages through the use of posture - facial expressions - and gestures.






24. A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to the child's awareness of the attitudes - viewpoints - and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior.






25. Processes of socialization in which a person 'rehearses' for future positions - occupations - and social relationships.






26. Changes in a person's social position within his or her adult life.






27. Another name for labeling theory.






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






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






31. A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be evaluated.






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






33. Social control carried out by authorized agents - such as police officers - judges - school administrators - and employers.






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






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. Movement of individuals or groups from one position of a society's stratification system to another.






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






38. Subjects in an experiment who are not introduced to the independent variable by the researcher.






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






40. A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.






41. A society whose economic system is primarily engaged in the processing and control of information.






42. 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.






43. A theory of deviance proposed by Edwin Sutherland that holds that violation of rules results from exposure to attitudes favorable to criminal acts.






44. The state of being related to others.






45. The number of live births per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude birthrate.






46. The collection and distribution of information concerning events in the social environment.






47. An inclusive term encompassing all of a person's material assets - including land and other types of property.






48. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






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






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