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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.






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






3. A variety of research techniques that make use of publicly accessible information and data.






4. The process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society.






5. The state of a population with a growth rate of zero - achieved when the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.






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






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






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






9. An approach to the study of formal organizations that emphasizes the role of people - communication - and participation within a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.






10. Another name for labeling theory.






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






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






13. A measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under different conditions.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority - such as prisons - the military - mental hospitals - and convents.






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






21. The way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.






22. In a legal sense - a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights - responsibilities - and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents.






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






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






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






26. A two-member group.






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. Statements to which members of a particular religion adhere.






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






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






33. The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives.






34. A theory of social change that holds that all societies pass through the same successive stages of evolution and inevitably reach the same end.






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






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






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






38. The process by which individuals acquire political attitudes and develop patterns of political behavior.






39. Societal expectations about the attitudes and behavior of a person viewed as being ill.






40. A principle of organizational life - originated by Laurence J. Peter - according to which each individual within a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence.






41. The practice of living together as a male-female couple without marrying.






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






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






44. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores - folkways - and values that differs from the pattern of the larger society.






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






46. Long term trend in human societies that results from the interplay of innovation - continuity - and selection.






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






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






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






50. Organized collective activities to bring about or resist fundamental change in an existing group or society.