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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The process of introducing new elements into a culture through either discovery or invention.






2. A literal interpretation of the Bible regarding the creation of man and the universe used to argue that evolution should not be presented as established scientific fact.






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






4. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






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






6. An artificially created situation that allows the researcher to manipulate variables.






7. A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to those individuals who are most important in the development of the self - such as parents - friends - and teachers.






8. Long term trend in human societies that results from the interplay of innovation - continuity - and selection.






9. The impact that a teacher's expectations about a student's performance may have on the student's actual achievements.






10. Cultural adjustments to material conditions - such as customs - beliefs - patterns of communication - and ways of using material objects.






11. A densely populated area containing two or more cities and their surrounding suburbs.






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






13. The systematic study of social behavior and human groups.






14. An area of study that focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment.






15. Employees who work fulltime or part-time at home rather than in an outside office and who are linked to their supervisors and colleagues through computer terminals - phone lines - and fax machines.






16. A set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social - economic - and political interests.






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






22. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the mother.






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






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






25. The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.






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






27. A negative attitude toward an entire category of people - such as a racial or ethnic minority.






28. A temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal.






29. A city with only a few thousand people living within its borders and characterized by a relatively closed class system and limited mobility.






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






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






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






33. The condition of being estranged or disassociated from the surrounding society.






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






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






36. A society whose economic system is primarily engaged in the processing and control of information.






37. A social system in which there is little or no possibility of individual mobility.






38. Another name for the classical theory of formal organizations.






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






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






41. Salaries and wages.






42. 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.






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






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






45. A social structure that derives its existence from the social interactions through which people define and redefine its character.






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






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






48. Difficulties that result from the differing demands and expectations associated with the same social position.






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






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