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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A variety of research techniques that make use of publicly accessible information and data.






2. A relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other.






3. A large - organized religion not officially linked with the state or government.






4. A hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought.






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






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






7. The systematic - widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants.






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






9. The gestures - objects - and language that form the basis of human communication.






10. 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.






11. Unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individual differences within the group.






12. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






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






14. The process of introducing new elements into a culture through either discovery or invention.






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






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






17. The amount of reproduction among women of childbearing age.






18. 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.






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






20. A fairly large number of people who live in the same territory - are relatively independent of people outside it - and participate in a common culture.






21. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






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






23. The number of deaths per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude death rate.






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






25. Standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools.






26. 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.






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






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






29. General practices found in every culture.






30. A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.






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






32. A person who pursues crime as a day-to-day occupation - developing skilled techniques and enjoying a certain degree of status among other criminals.






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






34. The process by which a group - organization - or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic.






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






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






37. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores - folkways - and values that differs from the pattern of the larger society.






38. Research that relies on what is seen in the field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data.






39. An approach to the study of formal organizations that emphasizes the role of people - communication - and participation within a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.






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






41. The study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change.






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






43. A group or category to which people feel they do not belong.






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






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






46. A view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically conform to society's norms.






47. The body of knowledge obtained by methods based upon systematic observation.






48. A sense of virility - personal worth - and pride in one's maleness.






49. 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.






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