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CLEP Sociology

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1. A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to those individuals who are most important in the development of the self - such as parents - friends - and teachers.






2. The amount of reproduction among women of childbearing age.






3. An economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned.






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






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






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






7. Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form.






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






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






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






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






12. The respect and admiration that an occupation holds in a society.






13. A theory of social change that holds that change can occur in several ways and does not inevitably lead in the same direction.






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






15. The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group.






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






17. A term coined by Robert N. Butler to refer to prejudice and discrimination against the elderly.






18. The difference between births and deaths - plus the difference between immigrants and emigrants - per 1 -000 population.






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






20. A selection from a larger population that is statistically representative of that population.






21. A sense of virility - personal worth - and pride in one's maleness.






22. 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.






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






24. The process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's selfidentity and reestablishment of an identity in a new role.






25. A subculture that deliberately opposes certain aspects of the larger culture.






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






27. In Harold D. Lasswell's words - 'who gets what - when - and how.'






28. The number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1 -000 live births in a given year.






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






30. A city characterized by relatively large size - open competition - an open class system - and elaborate specialization in the manufacturing of goods.






31. A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fiber are readily available in order to live.






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






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






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






35. The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.






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






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






38. As defined by the World Health Organization - a state of complete physical - mental - and social well-being - and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.






39. Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.






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






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






42. Specialized language used by members of a group or subculture.






43. An explanation of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to measure the concept.






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






47. The process by which a majority group and a minority group combine through intermarriage to form a new group.






48. The worldwide integration of government policies - cultures - social movements - and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas.






49. The relationship between a condition or variable and a particular consequence - with one event leading to the other.






50. A view of society in which many competing groups within the community have access to governmental officials so that no single group is dominant.