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CLEP Sociology

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1. Another name for the classical theory of formal organizations.






2. A hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought.






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






4. 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.






5. Another name for labeling theory.






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






7. 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.






8. A kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important.






9. An interactionist perspective that states that interracial contact between people of equal status in cooperative circumstances will reduce prejudice.






10. The exercise of power through a process of persuasion.






11. The double burden--work outside the home followed by child care and housework--that many women face and few men share equitably.






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






13. The amount of reproduction among women of childbearing age.






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






15. A form of marriage in which an individual can have several husbands or wives simultaneously.






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






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






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






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






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






21. A study - generally in the form of interviews or questionnaires - that provides sociologists and other researchers with information concerning how people think and act.






22. Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.






23. The early Japanese immigrants to the United States.






24. The sending of messages through the use of posture - facial expressions - and gestures.






25. An inclusive term encompassing all of a person's material assets - including land and other types of property.






26. An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field.






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






28. A term used to describe the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively low birthrates and death rates.






29. A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fiber are readily available in order to live.






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






31. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






32. A form of marriage in which a person can have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time.






33. Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations.






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






35. A form of polygamy in which a woman can have several husbands at the same time.






36. The conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities.






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. The average number of years a person can be expected to live under current mortality conditions.






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






43. A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth - prestige - or power.






44. Max Weber's term for the disciplined work ethic - this-worldly concerns - and rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers.






45. A theory of urban growth that views growth as emerging from many centers of development - each of which may reflect a particular urban need or activity.






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






47. Numerous ways that people with access to the Internet can do business from their computers.






48. Going along with one's peers - individuals of a person's own status - who have no special right to direct that person's behavior.






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






50. A religious group that is the outgrowth of a sect - yet remains isolated from society.