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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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2. A technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images.






3. A sociological approach that generalizes about fundamental or everyday forms of social interaction.






4. The study of an entire social setting through extended systematic observation.






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






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






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






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






9. A form of polygamy in which a husband can have several wives at the same time.






10. A group that - despite past prejudice and discrimination - succeeds economically - socially - and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites.






11. A term used by Karl Marx to describe an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect its objective position.






12. Ogburn's term for a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.






13. An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender - race - or ethnicity.






14. In everyday speech - a person's typical patterns of attitudes - needs - characteristics - and behavior.






15. The exercise of power through a process of persuasion.






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






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






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






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






20. An approach to the study of formal organizations that views workers as being motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.






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






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






23. Elements beyond everyday life that inspire awe - respect - and even fear.






24. The process of mentally assuming the perspective of another - thereby enabling one to respond from that imagined viewpoint.






25. A group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences.






26. The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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. The unintended influence that observers or experiments can have on their subjects.






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






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






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






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






38. The respect and admiration that an occupation holds in a society.






39. Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations.






40. A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts.






41. Governmental social control.






42. 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.






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






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






45. Use of a church - primarily Roman Catholicism - in a political effort to eliminate poverty - discrimination - and other forms of injustice evident in a secular society.






46. A neighborbood that residents identify through defined community borders and through a perception that adjacent areas are geographically separate and socially different.






47. A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be evaluated.






48. 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.






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






50. The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession.