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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically conform to society's norms.






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






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






4. A technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images.






5. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






6. The average number of children born alive to a woman - assuming that she conforms to current fertility rates.






7. The study of various aspects of human society.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Any group that individuals use as a standard in evaluating themselves and their own behavior.






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. A large - organized religion not officially linked with the state or government.






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






24. A relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other.






25. A society whose economic system is primarily engaged in the processing and control of information.






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






27. A small group characterized by intimate - face-to-face association and cooperation.






28. The movement of a person from one social position to another of a different rank.






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






30. The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.






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






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






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






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






35. Jean Piaget's theory explaining how children's thought progresses through four stages.






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






37. The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society.






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






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






40. A two-member group.






41. The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another - thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint.






42. A sample for which every member of the entire population has the same chance of being selected.






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






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






45. The scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the problems of the aged.






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






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






48. The state of being related to others.






49. An area of study that focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment.






50. Reductions taken in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization.