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CLEP Sociology

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1. Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.






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






3. 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.






4. Subjects in an experiment who are not introduced to the independent variable by the researcher.






5. The extent to which a measure provides consistent results.






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






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






8. Talcott Parsons's functionalist view of society as tending toward a state of stability or balance.






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






10. Difficulties that occur when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person.






11. A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.






12. The feeling or perception of being in direct contact with the ultimate reality - such as a divine being - or of being overcome with religious emotion.






13. Someone who - through day-to-day personal contacts and communication - influences the opinions and discussions of others.






14. The social institution that relies on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group.






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






16. 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.






17. The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant have come to dominate certain sectors of society - both in the United States and throughout the world.






18. The process through which religion's influence on other social institutions diminishes.






19. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






20. An approach that contends that industrialized nations continue to exploit developing countries for their own gain.






21. A technique for measuring social class that assigns individuals to classes on the basis of criteria such as occupation - education - income - and place of residence.






22. Power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.






23. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






24. A theory of social change that holds that change can occur in several ways and does not inevitably lead in the same direction.






25. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






26. The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives.






27. A set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social - economic - and political interests.






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






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






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






31. An aspect of the socialization process within total institutions - in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals.






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






33. The maintenance of political - social - economic - and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period of time.






34. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






35. An approach to the study of formal organizations that views workers as being motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.






36. A theory of deviance proposed by Edwin Sutherland that holds that violation of rules results from exposure to attitudes favorable to criminal acts.






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






38. A religious organization that claims to include most or all of the members of a society and is recognized as the national or official religion.






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






40. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






41. An authority pattern in which the adult members of the family are regarded as equals.






42. A legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards.






43. Use of a church - primarily Roman Catholicism - in a political effort to eliminate poverty - discrimination - and other forms of injustice evident in a secular society.






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






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






46. An element or a process of society that may disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability.






47. The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.






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






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






50. The phenomenon whereby the media provide such massive amounts of information that the audience becomes numb and generally fails to act on the information - regardless of how compelling the issue.







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