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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.






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






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






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






5. The belief that the products - styles - or ideas of one's society are inferior to those that originate elsewhere.






6. Karl Marx's term for the working class in a capitalist society.






7. Karl Marx's term for the capitalist class - comprising the owners of the means of production.






8. A temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal.






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






10. Jean Piaget's theory explaining how children's thought progresses through four stages.






11. A person who pursues crime as a day-to-day occupation - developing skilled techniques and enjoying a certain degree of status among other criminals.






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






13. A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables.






14. An economic system in which the means of production are largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits.






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






16. A two-member group.






17. The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.






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






19. Behavior that occurs when work benefits are made contingent on sexual favors (as a 'quid pro quo') or when touching - lewd comments - or appearance of pornographic material creates a 'hostile environment' in the workplace.






20. The average number of children born alive to a woman - assuming that she conforms to current fertility rates.






21. A functionalist theory of aging introduced by Cumming and Henry that contends that society and the aging individual mutually sever many of their relationships.






22. Questionnaires or interviews used to determine whether people have been victims of crime.






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






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






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






26. The scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the problems of the aged.






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






28. A term used by C. Wright Mills for a small group of military - industrial - and government leaders who control the fate of the United States.






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






30. Specialized language used by members of a group or subculture.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. The amount of reproduction among women of childbearing age.






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






38. 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.






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






40. A term coined by Robert N. Butler to refer to prejudice and discrimination against the elderly.






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






42. A variety of research techniques that make use of publicly accessible information and data.






43. A term used by Max Weber to refer to people who have the same prestige or lifestyle - independent of their class positions.






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






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






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






47. A kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important.






48. Overzealous conformity to official regulations within a bureaucracy.






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






50. Commercial organizations that are headquartered in one country but do business throughout the world.