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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.






2. The process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society.






3. A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position within society.






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5. The movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank.






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






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






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






9. The use or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims.






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






11. Ogburn's term for a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.






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






13. Expectations regarding the proper behavior - attitudes - and activities of males and females.






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






15. The process by which a relatively small number of people control what material eventually reaches the audience.






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






17. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






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






19. Cultural adjustments to material conditions - such as customs - beliefs - patterns of communication - and ways of using material objects.






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






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






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






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






24. Collective conceptions of what is considered good - desirable - and proper--or bad - undesirable - and improper--in a culture.






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






26. The scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the problems of the aged.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. The ideology that one sex is superior to the other.






34. 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.






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






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






37. An explanation of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to measure the concept.






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






39. The number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time.






40. The incidence of death in a given population.






41. An approach to deviance that emphasizes the role of culture in the creation of the deviant identity.






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






43. 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.






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






45. Mutual respect between the various groups in a society for one another's cultures - which allows minorities to express their own cultures without experiencing prejudice.






46. The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons.






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






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






49. Legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.






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