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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An economic system in which the means of production are largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits.






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






3. Veblen's term for those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change and who have a stake in maintaining the status quo.






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






5. A political philosophy promoted by many younger Blacks in the 1960s that supported the creation of Black-controlled political and economic institutions.






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






7. Organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs.






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






9. 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.






10. Mutual respect between the various groups in a society for one another's cultures - which allows minorities to express their own cultures without experiencing prejudice.






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






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






13. Japanese born in the United States who were descendants of the Issei.






14. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






15. Legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.






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






17. An area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their spatial setting and physical environment.






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






19. The study of various aspects of human society.






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






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






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






23. An interactionist theory of aging that argues that elderly people who remain active will be best-adjusted.






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






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






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






27. A term used by Karl Marx to describe an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect its objective position.






28. The worldwide integration of government policies - cultures - social movements - and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas.






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






30. The process by which a majority group and a minority group combine through intermarriage to form a new group.






31. A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be evaluated.






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






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






34. Control of a market by a single business firm.






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






36. 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.






37. In Harold D. Lasswell's words - 'who gets what - when - and how.'






38. 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.






39. A person who pursues crime as a day-to-day occupation - developing skilled techniques and enjoying a certain degree of status among other criminals.






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






41. A view of society in which many competing groups within the community have access to governmental officials so that no single group is dominant.






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






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






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






45. A society in which men dominate family decision making.






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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