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CLEP Sociology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The impact that a teacher's expectations about a student's performance may have on the student's actual achievements.






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






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






4. Processes of socialization in which a person 'rehearses' for future positions - occupations - and social relationships.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. The respect and admiration that an occupation holds in a society.






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






11. A married couple and their unmarried children living together.






12. An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaging in the same behavior are not.






13. The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession.






14. 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.






15. Norms that generally have been written down and that specify strict rules for punishment of violators.






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






17. An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society.






18. A form of capitalism under which people compete freely - with minimal government intervention in the economy.






19. Failures that are inevitable - given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized.






20. A face-to-face or telephone questioning of a respondent to obtain desired information.






21. A social position 'assigned' to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics.






22. A set of people related by blood - marriage (or some other agreed-upon relationship) - or adoption who share the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society.






23. Social control carried out by authorized agents - such as police officers - judges - school administrators - and employers.






24. The degree to which a scale or measure truly reflects the phenomenon under study.






25. Salaries and wages.






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






27. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the father.






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






29. 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.






30. A component of formal organization in which rules and hierarchical ranking are used to achieve efficiency.






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






32. The German word for 'understanding' or 'insight'; used by Max Weber to stress the need for sociologists to take into account people's emotions - thoughts - beliefs - and attitudes.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Changes in the social position of children relative to their parents.






42. Families in which there is only one parent present to care for children.






43. Print and electronic instruments of communication that carry messages to often widespread audiences.






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






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






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






47. A formal - impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding.






48. Subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independent variable introduced by a researcher.






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






50. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to concern for maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family.