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CLEP Sociology

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1. 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.






2. An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field.






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






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






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






6. Norms that generally have been written down and that specify strict rules for punishment of violators.






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






8. A set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social - economic - and political interests.






9. A term used by Bowles and Gintis to refer to the tendency of schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types of jobs typically held by members of their class.






10. A three-member group.






11. The ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money - political influence - access to the media - and personnel.






12. The systematic study of the biological bases of social behavior.






13. An economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. A label used to devalue members of deviant social groups.






17. The most technologically advanced form of preindustrial society. Members are primarily engaged in the production of food but increase their crop yield through such innovations as the plow.






18. A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.






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






20. According to






21. A two-member group.






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






23. A Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the United States as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.






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






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






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






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






28. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






29. A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts.






30. A sociological approach that generalizes about fundamental or everyday forms of social interaction.






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






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






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






34. A social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence mobility.






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






36. Hereditary systems of rank - usually religiously dictated - that tend to be fixed and immobile.






37. Social control carried out by people casually through such means as laughter - smiles - and ridicule.






38. Positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs - promotions - and educational opportunities.






39. A term used by Max Weber to refer to a group of people who have a similar level of wealth and income.






40. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






41. The social institution that relies on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group.






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






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






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






45. The degree to which a scale or measure truly reflects the phenomenon under study.






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






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






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






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






50. The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives.







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