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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A three-member group.






2. The incidence of diseases in a given population.






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






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






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






6. The scientific study of population.






7. Karl Marx's term for the capitalist class - comprising the owners of the means of production.






8. The systematic coding and objective recording of data - guided by some rationale.






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






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






11. According to George Herbert Mead - the sum total of people's conscious perceptions of their own identity as distinct from others.






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






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






14. The number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. A negative attitude toward an entire category of people - such as a racial or ethnic minority.






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






22. Sociological investigation that stresses study of small groups and often uses laboratory experimental studies.






23. The process whereby people learn the attitudes - values - and actions appropriate for individuals as members of a particular culture.






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






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






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






27. General practices found in every culture.






28. The process by which a group - organization - or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic.






29. A system of enforced servitude in which people are legally owned by others and in which enslaved status is transferred from parents to children.






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






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






32. The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria.






33. The study of various aspects of human society.






34. A society in which women dominate in family decision making.






35. The maintenance of political - social - economic - and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period of time.






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






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






38. As defined by the World Health Organization - a state of complete physical - mental - and social well-being - and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.






39. The process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's selfidentity and reestablishment of an identity in a new role.






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.






45. A relatively small religious group that has broken away from some other religious organization to renew what it views as the original vision of the faith.






46. Records of births - deaths - marriages - and divorces gathered through a registration system maintained by governmental units.






47. Collective conceptions of what is considered good - desirable - and proper--or bad - undesirable - and improper--in a culture.






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






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






50. A standard of poverty based on a minimum level of subsistence below which families should not be expected to exist.