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CLEP Sociology

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1. 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.






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






3. The totality of learned - socially transmitted behavior.






4. The variable in a causal relationship that is subject to the influence of another variable.






5. A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups.






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






7. The study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change.






8. Anti-Jewish prejudice.






9. A two-member group.






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






11. The number of deaths per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude death rate.






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






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






14. The gestures - objects - and language that form the basis of human communication.






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






16. A term used by Max Weber to refer to a group of people who have a similar level of wealth and income.






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






18. Pride in the extended family - expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk.






19. A set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position or status.






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






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






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






23. A society that depends on mechanization to produce its economic goods and services.






24. The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems.






25. A society in which women dominate in family decision making.






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






27. Any number of people with similar norms - values - and expectations who interact with one another on a regular basis.






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






29. 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.






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






31. Collective conceptions of what is considered good - desirable - and proper--or bad - undesirable - and improper--in a culture.






32. General practices found in every culture.






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






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






35. The process of introducing new elements into a culture through either discovery or invention.






36. Rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.






37. The unintended influence that observers or experiments can have on their subjects.






38. Max Weber's term for people's opportunities to provide themselves with material goods - positive living conditions - and favorable life experiences.






39. 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.






40. The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another - thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint.






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






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






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






44. A term coined by Robert N. Butler to refer to prejudice and discrimination against the elderly.






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






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






47. 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.






48. The deliberate - systematic killing of an entire people or nation.






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






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