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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A principle of organizational life - originated by Laurence J. Peter - according to which each individual within a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence.






2. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






3. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






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






5. 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.






6. A small group characterized by intimate - face-to-face association and cooperation.






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






8. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to concern for maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family.






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






10. A term used to describe the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively low birthrates and death rates.






11. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to emphasis on tasks - focus on more distant goals - and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions.






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






13. A principle of organizational life developed by Robert Michels under which even democratic organizations will become bureaucracies ruled by a few individuals.






14. The ideology that one sex is superior to the other.






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






16. 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.






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






18. Max Weber's term for the disciplined work ethic - this-worldly concerns - and rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers.






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






20. A subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs.






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






22. The reputation that a particular individual has earned within an occupation.






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






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






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






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






27. The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives.






28. An area of study that focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment.






29. Power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.






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






31. Changes in a person's social position within his or her adult life.






32. A study - generally in the form of interviews or questionnaires - that provides sociologists and other researchers with information concerning how people think and act.






33. A theory of social change that holds that society is moving in a definite direction.






34. Social control carried out by people casually through such means as laughter - smiles - and ridicule.






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






36. A term used by Bowles and Gintis to refer to the tendency of schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types of jobs typically held by members of their class.






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






38. The difference between births and deaths - plus the difference between immigrants and emigrants - per 1 -000 population.






39. Distinctive patterns of social behavior evident among city residents.






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






41. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






42. The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group.






43. The extent to which a measure provides consistent results.






44. A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.






45. Japanese born in the United States who were descendants of the Issei.






46. Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.






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






48. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






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






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