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CLEP Sociology

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






2. A temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal.






3. Rebellious craft workers in nineteenth-century England who destroyed new factory machinery as part of their resistance to the industrial revolution.






4. A sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.






5. Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form.






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






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






8. General practices found in every culture.






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






10. Another name for labeling theory.






11. A religious organization that claims to include most or all of the members of a society and is recognized as the national or official religion.






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






13. A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically.






14. An economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned.






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






16. The collection and distribution of information concerning events in the social environment.






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






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






19. A set of people related by blood - marriage (or some other agreed-upon relationship) - or adoption who share the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society.






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






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






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






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






24. A city with only a few thousand people living within its borders and characterized by a relatively closed class system and limited mobility.






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






26. Elements beyond everyday life that inspire awe - respect - and even fear.






27. A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth - prestige - or power.






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






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






30. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






31. A variety of research techniques that make use of publicly accessible information and data.






32. 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.






33. Control of a market by a single business firm.






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






35. A legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards.






36. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






37. The process through which religion's influence on other social institutions diminishes.






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






39. The study of various aspects of human society.






40. A term used by Max Weber to refer to a group of people who have a similar level of wealth and income.






41. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






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






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






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






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






46. In Karl Marx's view - a subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding their common vested interests and need for collective political action to bring about social change.






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






48. The respect and admiration that an occupation holds in a society.






49. The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria.






50. The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession.