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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Changes in the social position of children relative to their parents.






2. A term used by sociologists to describe the willing exchange among adults of widely desired - but illegal - goods and services.






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






4. Numerous ways that people with access to the Internet can do business from their computers.






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






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






7. The double burden--work outside the home followed by child care and housework--that many women face and few men share equitably.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






15. Changes in a person's social position within his or her adult life.






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






17. The systematic study of social behavior and human groups.






18. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






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






20. Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.






21. Transfers of money - goods - or services that are not reported to the government.






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. A selection from a larger population that is statistically representative of that population.






27. A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be evaluated.






28. Specialized language used by members of a group or subculture.






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






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






31. Another name for labeling theory.






32. Max Weber's term for objectivity of sociologists in the interpretation of data.






33. A sociological approach that assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups.






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






35. A term used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society.






36. A married couple and their unmarried children living together.






37. A component of formal organization in which rules and hierarchical ranking are used to achieve efficiency.






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






39. In sociology - a set of statements that seeks to explain problems - actions - or behavior.






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






41. A society whose economic system is primarily engaged in the processing and control of information.






42. Distinctive patterns of social behavior evident among city residents.






43. 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.






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






45. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the father.






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






47. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






48. The notion that criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets.






49. A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to the child's awareness of the attitudes - viewpoints - and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior.






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