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






3. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






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






5. A functionalist approach that proposes that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations.






6. The average number of years a person can be expected to live under current mortality conditions.






7. A political philosophy promoted by many younger Blacks in the 1960s that supported the creation of Black-controlled political and economic institutions.






8. Behavior that occurs when work benefits are made contingent on sexual favors (as a 'quid pro quo') or when touching - lewd comments - or appearance of pornographic material creates a 'hostile environment' in the workplace.






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






10. The systematic - widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants.






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






12. A sociological approach that emphasizes inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization.






13. Social control carried out by authorized agents - such as police officers - judges - school administrators - and employers.






14. Max Weber's term for people's opportunities to provide themselves with material goods - positive living conditions - and favorable life experiences.






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






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






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






18. Control of a market by a single business firm.






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






20. A family in which relatives--such as grandparents - aunts - or uncles--live in the same home as parents and their children.






21. Questionnaires or interviews used to determine whether people have been victims of crime.






22. A factor held constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable.






23. Going along with one's peers - individuals of a person's own status - who have no special right to direct that person's behavior.






24. The actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one's will on others.






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






26. 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.






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






28. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






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






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






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






32. The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems.






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






34. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






35. Max Weber's term for the disciplined work ethic - this-worldly concerns - and rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers.






36. In Harold D. Lasswell's words - 'who gets what - when - and how.'






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






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






39. Japanese born in the United States who were descendants of the Issei.






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






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






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






43. A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically.






44. The number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1 -000 live births in a given year.






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






46. A temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal.






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






48. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.






49. The study of an entire social setting through extended systematic observation.






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







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