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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A society in which women dominate in family decision making.






2. A city in which global finance and the electronic flow of information dominate the economy.






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






4. 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.






5. The study of various aspects of human society.






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






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






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






9. A fairly large number of people who live in the same territory - are relatively independent of people outside it - and participate in a common culture.






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






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






12. A Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the United States as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.






13. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






14. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






15. An explanation of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to measure the concept.






16. A group or category to which people feel they do not belong.






17. An approach to the study of formal organizations that emphasizes the role of people - communication - and participation within a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.






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






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






20. The scientific study of population.






21. The number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1 -000 live births in a given year.






22. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






23. The state of being related to others.






24. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe communities - often urban - that are large and impersonal with little commitment to the group or consensus on values.






25. A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.






26. According to George Herbert Mead - the sum total of people's conscious perceptions of their own identity as distinct from others.






27. A large - organized religion not officially linked with the state or government.






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






29. Organized workers who share either the same skill or the same employer.






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






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






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






33. Questionnaires or interviews used to determine whether people have been victims of crime.






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






35. The incidence of death in a given population.






36. Anti-Jewish prejudice.






37. The process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.






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






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






40. The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.






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






42. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to concern for maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family.






43. The scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the problems of the aged.






44. 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.






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






46. The German word for 'understanding' or 'insight'; used by Max Weber to stress the need for sociologists to take into account people's emotions - thoughts - beliefs - and attitudes.






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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