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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A married couple and their unmarried children living together.






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






3. The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs - prostitution - gambling - and other activities.






4. Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.






5. 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.






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






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






8. The attempt to reach agreement with others concerning some objective.






9. A set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position or status.






10. The systematic coding and objective recording of data - guided by some rationale.






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






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






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






14. A formal - impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding.






15. Governmental social control.






16. The scientific study of population.






17. The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.






18. The impact that a teacher's expectations about a student's performance may have on the student's actual achievements.






19. A sample for which every member of the entire population has the same chance of being selected.






20. The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.






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






22. The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.






23. Significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture - including norms and values.






24. A concept used by Charles Horton Cooley that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions with others.






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






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






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






28. In sociology - a set of statements that seeks to explain problems - actions - or behavior.






29. 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.






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






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






32. Records of births - deaths - marriages - and divorces gathered through a registration system maintained by governmental units.






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






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






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






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






37. Penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.






38. A series of social relationships that links a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.






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






40. 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.






41. The process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.






42. Another name for the classical theory of formal organizations.






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






44. An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture. It also includes gestures and other nonverbal communication.






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






46. A social system in which there is little or no possibility of individual mobility.






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






48. A society in which women dominate in family decision making.






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






50. The systematic study of the biological bases of social behavior.