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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. A social structure that derives its existence from the social interactions through which people define and redefine its character.






4. A group that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.






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






6. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by law.






15. An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture. It also includes gestures and other nonverbal communication.






16. The social institution through which goods and services are produced - distributed - and consumed.






17. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to emphasis on tasks - focus on more distant goals - and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions.






18. A technique for measuring social class that assigns individuals to classes on the basis of criteria such as occupation - education - income - and place of residence.






19. Long-term poor people who lack training and skills.






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






21. An approach to urbanization that considers the interplay of local - national - and worldwide forces and their effect on local space - with special emphasis on the impact of global economic activity.






22. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






23. A social system in which there is little or no possibility of individual mobility.






24. The requirement that people select mates outside certain groups.






25. A printed research instrument employed to obtain desired information from a respondent.






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






27. A form of polygamy in which a husband can have several wives at the same time.






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






29. The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.






30. The unintended influence that observers or experiments can have on their subjects.






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






32. In Karl Marx's view - a subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding their common vested interests and need for collective political action to bring about social change.






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






34. The extent to which a measure provides consistent results.






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






36. A set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position or status.






37. The exercise of power through a process of persuasion.






38. The difference between births and deaths - plus the difference between immigrants and emigrants - per 1 -000 population.






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






40. Another name for the classical theory of formal organizations.






41. 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.






42. The reputation that a particular individual has earned within an occupation.






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






44. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe close-knit communities - often found in rural areas - in which strong personal bonds unite members.






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






46. The feeling or perception of being in direct contact with the ultimate reality - such as a divine being - or of being overcome with religious emotion.






47. A systematic - organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem.






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






49. Any number of people with similar norms - values - and expectations who interact with one another on a regular basis.






50. The scientific study of population.