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CLEP Sociology

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






2. A technique for measuring social class that assigns individuals to classes on the basis of criteria such as occupation - education - income - and place of residence.






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






4. The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs - prostitution - gambling - and other activities.






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






6. The actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one's will on others.






7. A principle of organizational life - originated by Laurence J. Peter - according to which each individual within a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence.






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






9. The early Japanese immigrants to the United States.






10. Mmanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited.






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






12. Control of a market by a single business firm.






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






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






15. A special-purpose group designed and structured for maximum efficiency.






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






17. A two-member group.






18. A printed research instrument employed to obtain desired information from a respondent.






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






23. The way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.






24. Another name for labeling theory.






25. A generally small - secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.






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






27. Long-term poor people who lack training and skills.






28. A special type of bar chart that shows the distribution of the population by gender and age.






29. A principle of organizational life developed by Robert Michels under which even democratic organizations will become bureaucracies ruled by a few individuals.






30. Positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs - promotions - and educational opportunities.






31. A spatial or political unit of social organization that gives people a sense of belonging - based either on shared residence in a particular place or on a common identity.






32. The incidence of death in a given population.






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






34. The study of an entire social setting through extended systematic observation.






35. A person who pursues crime as a day-to-day occupation - developing skilled techniques and enjoying a certain degree of status among other criminals.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A form of marriage in which an individual can have several husbands or wives simultaneously.






44. A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts.






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






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






47. The body of knowledge obtained by methods based upon systematic observation.






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






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






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







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