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CLEP Sociology

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






2. 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.






3. The process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society.






4. The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons.






5. Changes in a person's social position within his or her adult life.






6. A measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under different conditions.






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






8. A floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom of a society - whatever their lifestyles - are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison with the nation as a whole.






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






10. A formal process of learning in which some people consciously teach while others adopt the social role of learner.






11. The early Japanese immigrants to the United States.






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






13. 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.






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






15. The collection and distribution of information concerning events in the social environment.






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






17. The tendency to assume that one's culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.






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






19. Sociological investigation that stresses study of small groups and often uses laboratory experimental studies.






20. Movement of individuals or groups from one position of a society's stratification system to another.






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






22. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.






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






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






25. A sense of virility - personal worth - and pride in one's maleness.






26. The process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's selfidentity and reestablishment of an identity in a new role.






27. A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position within society.






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






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






30. Salaries and wages.






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






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






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






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






35. Positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs - promotions - and educational opportunities.






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






37. A three-member group.






38. The notion that criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets.






39. A special type of bar chart that shows the distribution of the population by gender and age.






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






41. A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts.






42. A group small enough for all members to interact simultaneously - that is - to talk with one another or at least be acquainted.






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






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






45. Norms governing everyday social behavior whose violation raises comparatively little concern.






46. A special-purpose group designed and structured for maximum efficiency.






47. Norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society.






48. The number of live births per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude birthrate.






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






50. The incidence of death in a given population.