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CLEP Sociology

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






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






3. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe close-knit communities - often found in rural areas - in which strong personal bonds unite members.






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. A set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social - economic - and political interests.






6. A group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences.






7. The ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money - political influence - access to the media - and personnel.






8. Norms that generally are understood but are not precisely recorded.






9. The far-reaching process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.






10. Rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.






11. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.






12. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the efforts of people to maintain the proper image and avoid embarrassment in public.






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






14. 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.






15. The process by which a majority group and a minority group combine through intermarriage to form a new group.






16. A married couple and their unmarried children living together.






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






18. Latino folk medicine using holistic health care and healing.






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






20. A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fiber are readily available in order to live.






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






22. An authority pattern in which the adult members of the family are regarded as equals.






23. A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.






24. Organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs.






25. A form of capitalism under which people compete freely - with minimal government intervention in the economy.






26. The variable in a causal relationship that is subject to the influence of another variable.






27. Difficulties that occur when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person.






28. A component of formal organization in which rules and hierarchical ranking are used to achieve efficiency.






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






30. The notion that criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets.






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






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






33. A theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment - or both.






34. Subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independent variable introduced by a researcher.






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






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






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






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






39. Practices required or expected of members of a faith.






40. A generally small - secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. The tendency to assume that one's culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.






47. Any group or category to which people feel they belong.






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






49. 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.






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