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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims.






2. A theory of social change that holds that all societies pass through the same successive stages of evolution and inevitably reach the same end.






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






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






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






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






7. The former policy of the South African government designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-Whites from the dominant Whites.






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






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






10. The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior.






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






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






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






14. Hereditary systems of rank - usually religiously dictated - that tend to be fixed and immobile.






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






16. A view of society in which many competing groups within the community have access to governmental officials so that no single group is dominant.






17. 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.






18. The way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.






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






20. A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






27. Print and electronic instruments of communication that carry messages to often widespread audiences.






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






29. A term used by sociologists to describe the willing exchange among adults of widely desired - but illegal - goods and services.






30. A theory of social change that holds that change can occur in several ways and does not inevitably lead in the same direction.






31. The act of physically separating two groups; often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group.






32. An interactionist theory of aging that argues that elderly people who remain active will be best-adjusted.






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






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






35. The exercise of power through a process of persuasion.






36. A label used to devalue members of deviant social groups.






37. A group small enough for all members to interact simultaneously - that is - to talk with one another or at least be acquainted.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. An enumeration - or counting - of a population.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Organized workers who share either the same skill or the same employer.






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