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CLEP Sociology

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






2. A term used by Bowles and Gintis to refer to the tendency of schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types of jobs typically held by members of their class.






3. Expectations regarding the proper behavior - attitudes - and activities of males and females.






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






5. Commercial organizations that are headquartered in one country but do business throughout the world.






6. Research that relies on what is seen in the field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data.






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






8. Norms that generally have been written down and that specify strict rules for punishment of violators.






9. An approach to deviance that emphasizes the role of culture in the creation of the deviant identity.






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






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






12. In Karl Marx's view - a subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding their common vested interests and need for collective political action to bring about social change.






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






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






15. Significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture - including norms and values.






16. General practices found in every culture.






17. The ways in which people respond to one another.






18. A group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences.






19. 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.






20. Reductions taken in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization.






21. The amount of reproduction among women of childbearing age.






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






23. The scientific study of population.






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






25. The attempt to reach agreement with others concerning some objective.






26. The far-reaching process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.






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






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






29. Penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.






30. The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.






31. A sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.






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






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






34. The use or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims.






35. The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. A term used to describe the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively low birthrates and death rates.






42. The movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank.






43. A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.






44. Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.






45. A religious group that is the outgrowth of a sect - yet remains isolated from society.






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






47. The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group.






48. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe close-knit communities - often found in rural areas - in which strong personal bonds unite members.






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






50. A label used to devalue members of deviant social groups.







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