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CLEP Sociology

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1. A theory of social change that holds that society is moving in a definite direction.






2. A form of marriage in which an individual can have several husbands or wives simultaneously.






3. A form of polygamy in which a woman can have several husbands at the same time.






4. Norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society.






5. The belief that the products - styles - or ideas of one's society are inferior to those that originate elsewhere.






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






7. The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives.






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






9. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.






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






11. The study of the distribution of disease - impairment - and general health status across a population.






12. The incidence of death in a given population.






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






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






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






16. A special-purpose group designed and structured for maximum efficiency.






17. An inclusive term encompassing all of a person's material assets - including land and other types of property.






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






19. The relationship between a condition or variable and a particular consequence - with one event leading to the other.






20. An aspect of the socialization process within total institutions - in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals.






21. An approach to the study of formal organizations that views workers as being motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.






22. Pride in the extended family - expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk.






23. The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.






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






25. An economic system in which the means of production are largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits.






26. In everyday speech - a person's typical patterns of attitudes - needs - characteristics - and behavior.






27. A city characterized by relatively large size - open competition - an open class system - and elaborate specialization in the manufacturing of goods.






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






29. The average number of children born alive to a woman - assuming that she conforms to current fertility rates.






30. 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.






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






32. A religious group that is the outgrowth of a sect - yet remains isolated from society.






33. 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.






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






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. Two unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in a relationship of mutual caring - who reside together - and who agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents - basic living expenses - and other common necessities.






37. 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.






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






39. Organized collective activities to bring about or resist fundamental change in an existing group or society.






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






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. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe communities - often urban - that are large and impersonal with little commitment to the group or consensus on values.






43. A group that - despite past prejudice and discrimination - succeeds economically - socially - and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites.






44. In a legal sense - a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights - responsibilities - and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents.






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






46. The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.






47. 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.






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






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






50. A special type of bar chart that shows the distribution of the population by gender and age.







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