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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.






2. The process by which a group - organization - or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic.






3. An authority pattern in which the adult members of the family are regarded as equals.






4. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






5. Any group that individuals use as a standard in evaluating themselves and their own behavior.






6. A concept used by Charles Horton Cooley that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions with others.






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






8. Norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society.






9. Failures that are inevitable - given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized.






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






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






12. Social control carried out by people casually through such means as laughter - smiles - and ridicule.






13. 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.






14. A social system in which the position of each individual is influenced by his or her achieved status.






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






16. Going along with one's peers - individuals of a person's own status - who have no special right to direct that person's behavior.






17. A social position 'assigned' to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics.






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






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






20. A sociological approach that emphasizes inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization.






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






22. The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior.






23. A functionalist theory of aging introduced by Cumming and Henry that contends that society and the aging individual mutually sever many of their relationships.






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






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






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






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






28. A set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position or status.






29. The systematic study of the biological bases of social behavior.






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






31. The process whereby people learn the attitudes - values - and actions appropriate for individuals as members of a particular culture.






32. The use of two or more languages in particular settings - such as workplaces or educational facilities - treating each language as equally legitimate.






33. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores - folkways - and values that differs from the pattern of the larger society.






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






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






36. A formal - impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding.






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






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






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






41. The scientific study of population.






42. The incidence of death in a given population.






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






44. A systematic - organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem.






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






46. A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority - such as prisons - the military - mental hospitals - and convents.






47. The variable in a causal relationship that - when altered - causes or influences a change in a second variable.






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






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






50. The study of various aspects of human society.