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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Difficulties that occur when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person.






2. 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.






3. A densely populated area containing two or more cities and their surrounding suburbs.






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






5. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






6. A factor held constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable.






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






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9. A negative attitude toward an entire category of people - such as a racial or ethnic minority.






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






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






12. 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.






13. The social institution that relies on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group.






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






15. The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.






16. A system of enforced servitude in which people are legally owned by others and in which enslaved status is transferred from parents to children.






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






18. Long-term poor people who lack training and skills.






19. A form of marriage in which a person can have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time.






20. 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.






21. A special-purpose group designed and structured for maximum efficiency.






22. A measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under different conditions.






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






24. 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.






25. Transfers of money - goods - or services that are not reported to the government.






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






27. Failures that are inevitable - given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized.






28. 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.






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






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






31. The notion that criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets.






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






33. A married couple and their unmarried children living together.






34. A fairly large number of people who live in the same territory - are relatively independent of people outside it - and participate in a common culture.






35. A formal process of learning in which some people consciously teach while others adopt the social role of learner.






36. A sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.






37. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






38. An approach that contends that industrialized nations continue to exploit developing countries for their own gain.






39. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe communities - often urban - that are large and impersonal with little commitment to the group or consensus on values.






40. According to George Herbert Mead - the sum total of people's conscious perceptions of their own identity as distinct from others.






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






42. A theory of urban growth that views growth as emerging from many centers of development - each of which may reflect a particular urban need or activity.






43. The deliberate - systematic killing of an entire people or nation.






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






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






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






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






48. Veblen's term for those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change and who have a stake in maintaining the status quo.






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






50. A city characterized by relatively large size - open competition - an open class system - and elaborate specialization in the manufacturing of goods.