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CLEP Sociology

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






2. The movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank.






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






4. The process of introducing new elements into a culture through either discovery or invention.






5. The number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time.






6. 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.






7. A form of capitalism under which people compete freely - with minimal government intervention in the economy.






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






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






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






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






12. The study of the distribution of disease - impairment - and general health status across a population.






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






14. An aspect of the socialization process within total institutions - in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals.






15. A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups.






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






17. Legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.






18. Practices required or expected of members of a faith.






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the father.






23. In Karl Marx's view - a subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding their common vested interests and need for collective political action to bring about social change.






24. The systematic study of social behavior and human groups.






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






26. 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.






27. A term used by C. Wright Mills for a small group of military - industrial - and government leaders who control the fate of the United States.






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






29. A component of formal organization in which rules and hierarchical ranking are used to achieve efficiency.






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






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






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






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






34. A term used by Karl Marx to describe an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect its objective position.






35. A research technique in which an investigator collects information through direct participation in and/or observation of a group - tribe - or community.






36. Questionnaires or interviews used to determine whether people have been victims of crime.






37. The study of various aspects of human society.






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






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






40. An approach to the study of formal organizations that views workers as being motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.






41. The exercise of power through a process of persuasion.






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. Another name for the classical theory of formal organizations.






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






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






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






50. The process through which religion's influence on other social institutions diminishes.