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CLEP Sociology

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1. Another name for labeling theory.






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






3. 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.






4. An enumeration - or counting - of a population.






5. The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria.






6. A theory of urban growth that sees growth in terms of a series of rings radiating from the central business district.






7. A technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images.






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






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






10. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe communities - often urban - that are large and impersonal with little commitment to the group or consensus on values.






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






12. The state of being related to others.






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






14. The study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change.






15. 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.






16. A term used to describe the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively low birthrates and death rates.






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






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






19. In everyday speech - a person's typical patterns of attitudes - needs - characteristics - and behavior.






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






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






22. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






23. Reductions taken in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization.






24. A two-member group.






25. A measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under different conditions.






26. Penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.






27. A view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically conform to society's norms.






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






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






30. 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.






31. Karl Marx's term for the capitalist class - comprising the owners of the means of production.






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






33. The incidence of diseases in a given population.






34. 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.






35. Numerous ways that people with access to the Internet can do business from their computers.






36. 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.






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






38. A form of marriage in which a person can have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time.






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






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






41. The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.






42. Max Weber's term for the disciplined work ethic - this-worldly concerns - and rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers.






43. 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.






44. A violation of criminal law for which formal penalties are applied by some governmental authority.






45. Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.







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