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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A religious group that is the outgrowth of a sect - yet remains isolated from society.






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






3. A theory of social change that holds that all societies pass through the same successive stages of evolution and inevitably reach the same end.






4. General practices found in every culture.






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






6. Employees who work fulltime or part-time at home rather than in an outside office and who are linked to their supervisors and colleagues through computer terminals - phone lines - and fax machines.






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






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






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






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






11. A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority - such as prisons - the military - mental hospitals - and convents.






12. Someone who - through day-to-day personal contacts and communication - influences the opinions and discussions of others.






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






14. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






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






16. The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.






17. Reductions taken in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization.






18. The incidence of death in a given population.






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






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






21. The deliberate - systematic killing of an entire people or nation.






22. The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs - prostitution - gambling - and other activities.






23. The worldwide integration of government policies - cultures - social movements - and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas.






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






25. A three-member group.






26. The study of various aspects of human society.






27. A spatial or political unit of social organization that gives people a sense of belonging - based either on shared residence in a particular place or on a common identity.






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






29. A term used by Karl Marx to describe an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect its objective position.






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






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






32. A view of society as ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests.






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






34. Crimes committed by affluent individuals or corporations in the course of their daily business activities.






35. The practice of living together as a male-female couple without marrying.






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






37. 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.






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






39. The use of two or more languages in particular settings - such as workplaces or educational facilities - treating each language as equally legitimate.






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






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






42. A theory of urban growth that views growth as emerging from many centers of development - each of which may reflect a particular urban need or activity.






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






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






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






46. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






47. Veblen's term for those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change and who have a stake in maintaining the status quo.






48. A view of social interaction - popularized by Erving Goffman - under which people are examined as if they were theatrical performers.






49. The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another - thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint.






50. An artificially created situation that allows the researcher to manipulate variables.