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CLEP Sociology

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1. A group that - despite past prejudice and discrimination - succeeds economically - socially - and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites.






2. Preindustrial societies in which people plant seeds and crops rather than subsist merely on available foods.






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






4. Governmental social control.






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






6. Changes in the social position of children relative to their parents.






7. The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives.






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






9. The study of various aspects of human society.






10. Difficulties that occur when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person.






11. In a legal sense - a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights - responsibilities - and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents.






12. A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth - prestige - or power.






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






14. A small group characterized by intimate - face-to-face association and cooperation.






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






16. A family in which relatives--such as grandparents - aunts - or uncles--live in the same home as parents and their children.






17. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






18. 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.






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






20. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






24. The ability to exercise one's will over others.






25. A factor held constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable.






26. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






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






28. A neighborbood that residents identify through defined community borders and through a perception that adjacent areas are geographically separate and socially different.






29. A term used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Transfers of money - goods - or services that are not reported to the government.






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






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






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






39. The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society.






40. A variety of research techniques that make use of publicly accessible information and data.






41. The difference between births and deaths - plus the difference between immigrants and emigrants - per 1 -000 population.






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 social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence mobility.






44. The process by which a relatively small number of people control what material eventually reaches the audience.






45. 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.






46. Hereditary systems of rank - usually religiously dictated - that tend to be fixed and immobile.






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






48. Crimes committed by affluent individuals or corporations in the course of their daily business activities.






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






50. A series of social relationships that links a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.







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