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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's selfidentity and reestablishment of an identity in a new role.






2. An economic system in which the means of production are largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits.






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






4. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






5. The number of deaths per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude death rate.






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






7. A view of social interaction - popularized by Erving Goffman - under which people are examined as if they were theatrical performers.






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






9. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






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






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






12. An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture. It also includes gestures and other nonverbal communication.






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






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






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






16. Max Weber's term for objectivity of sociologists in the interpretation of data.






17. In sociology - a set of statements that seeks to explain problems - actions - or behavior.






18. A married couple and their unmarried children living together.






19. The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession.






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






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






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






23. A relatively small religious group that has broken away from some other religious organization to renew what it views as the original vision of the faith.






24. The early Japanese immigrants to the United States.






25. The unintended influence that observers or experiments can have on their subjects.






26. A sample for which every member of the entire population has the same chance of being selected.






27. An approach to urbanization that considers the interplay of local - national - and worldwide forces and their effect on local space - with special emphasis on the impact of global economic activity.






28. Veblen's term for those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change and who have a stake in maintaining the status quo.






29. A society in which women dominate in family decision making.






30. A group small enough for all members to interact simultaneously - that is - to talk with one another or at least be acquainted.






31. The study of various aspects of human society.






32. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.






33. 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.






34. Norms that generally are understood but are not precisely recorded.






35. The scientific study of population.






36. Families in which there is only one parent present to care for children.






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






38. The practice of living together as a male-female couple without marrying.






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






40. The deliberate - systematic killing of an entire people or nation.






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






42. According to the Census Bureau - any territory within a metropolitan area that is not included in the central city.






43. 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.






44. A standard of poverty based on a minimum level of subsistence below which families should not be expected to exist.






45. A face-to-face or telephone questioning of a respondent to obtain desired information.






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






47. Anti-Jewish prejudice.






48. 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.






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






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