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CLEP Sociology

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






2. Norms governing everyday social behavior whose violation raises comparatively little concern.






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






4. A functionalist approach that proposes that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations.






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






6. The state of a population with a growth rate of zero - achieved when the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.






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






8. A face-to-face or telephone questioning of a respondent to obtain desired information.






9. The process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's selfidentity and reestablishment of an identity in a new role.






10. The scientific study of population.






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






12. A subculture that deliberately opposes certain aspects of the larger culture.






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






14. A systematic - organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem.






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






16. The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria.






17. Anti-Jewish prejudice.






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






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






20. The sending of messages through the use of posture - facial expressions - and gestures.






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






22. A political philosophy promoted by many younger Blacks in the 1960s that supported the creation of Black-controlled political and economic institutions.






23. Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form.






24. Rebellious craft workers in nineteenth-century England who destroyed new factory machinery as part of their resistance to the industrial revolution.






25. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the mother.






26. The use or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims.






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






28. In Harold D. Lasswell's words - 'who gets what - when - and how.'






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






30. A form of polygamy in which a woman can have several husbands at the same time.






31. The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant have come to dominate certain sectors of society - both in the United States and throughout the world.






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






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






34. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






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






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






37. The early Japanese immigrants to the United States.






38. 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.






39. A view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically conform to society's norms.






40. A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority - such as prisons - the military - mental hospitals - and convents.






41. A relatively small religious group that has broken away from some other religious organization to renew what it views as the original vision of the faith.






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. A term used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society.






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






47. 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.






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






49. Expectations regarding the proper behavior - attitudes - and activities of males and females.






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