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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society.






2. An approach to urbanization that considers the interplay of local - national - and worldwide forces and their effect on local space - with special emphasis on the impact of global economic activity.






3. An interactionist perspective that states that interracial contact between people of equal status in cooperative circumstances will reduce prejudice.






4. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






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






6. Any group that individuals use as a standard in evaluating themselves and their own behavior.






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






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






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






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






11. The ability to exercise one's will over others.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. The German word for 'understanding' or 'insight'; used by Max Weber to stress the need for sociologists to take into account people's emotions - thoughts - beliefs - and attitudes.






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






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






21. An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field.






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






23. Societal expectations about the attitudes and behavior of a person viewed as being ill.






24. Organized collective activities that promote autonomy and self-determination as well as improvements in the quality of life.






25. Legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.






26. The state of being related to others.






27. The maintenance of political - social - economic - and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period of time.






28. An element or a process of society that may disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability.






29. A two-member group.






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






31. A theory of urban growth that sees growth in terms of a series of rings radiating from the central business district.






32. 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.






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






34. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores - folkways - and values that differs from the pattern of the larger society.






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






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






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






38. The conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities.






39. Unconscious or unintended functions; hidden purposes.






40. A social position 'assigned' to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics.






41. The social institution through which goods and services are produced - distributed - and consumed.






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






43. Anti-Jewish prejudice.






44. A special type of bar chart that shows the distribution of the population by gender and age.






45. 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.






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






47. A research technique in which an investigator collects information through direct participation in and/or observation of a group - tribe - or community.






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






49. Employees who work fulltime or part-time at home rather than in an outside office and who are linked to their supervisors and colleagues through computer terminals - phone lines - and fax machines.






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