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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one's will on others.






2. The variable in a causal relationship that - when altered - causes or influences a change in a second variable.






3. Max Weber's term for objectivity of sociologists in the interpretation of data.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






10. The far-reaching process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.






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 group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences.






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






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






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






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. Two unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in a relationship of mutual caring - who reside together - and who agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents - basic living expenses - and other common necessities.






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






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






20. A group or category to which people feel they do not belong.






21. The ways in which people respond to one another.






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






23. Karl Marx's term for the working class in a capitalist society.






24. Elements beyond everyday life that inspire awe - respect - and even fear.






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






26. Significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture - including norms and values.






27. The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.






28. 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.






29. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






30. The ordinary and commonplace elements of life - as distinguished from the sacred.






31. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






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






33. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The study of the distribution of disease - impairment - and general health status across a population.






41. Due to the stereotyping - this term has been abandoned by sociologists in favor of new religious movements.






42. An economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned.






43. 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.






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






45. Rebellious craft workers in nineteenth-century England who destroyed new factory machinery as part of their resistance to the industrial revolution.






46. Organizations established on the basis of common interest - whose members volunteer or even pay to participate.






47. 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.






48. A view of social interaction - popularized by Erving Goffman - under which people are examined as if they were theatrical performers.






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






50. A series of social relationships that links a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.