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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A negative attitude toward an entire category of people - such as a racial or ethnic minority.






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






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






4. The totality of learned - socially transmitted behavior.






5. A social system in which there is little or no possibility of individual mobility.






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






7. Max Weber's term for objectivity of sociologists in the interpretation of data.






8. A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.






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






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






11. The process by which a relatively small number of people control what material eventually reaches the audience.






12. The body of knowledge obtained by methods based upon systematic observation.






13. The collection and distribution of information concerning events in the social environment.






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






15. The relationship between a condition or variable and a particular consequence - with one event leading to the other.






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






17. Due to the stereotyping - this term has been abandoned by sociologists in favor of new religious movements.






18. The far-reaching process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.






19. The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems.






20. An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society.






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






22. 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.






23. The ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money - political influence - access to the media - and personnel.






24. 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.






25. Power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.






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27. The number of deaths per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude death rate.






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






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






30. A view of society as ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests.






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






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






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






34. The most technologically advanced form of preindustrial society. Members are primarily engaged in the production of food but increase their crop yield through such innovations as the plow.






35. A term used by Max Weber to refer to a group of people who have a similar level of wealth and income.






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






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






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






39. A theory of deviance proposed by Edwin Sutherland that holds that violation of rules results from exposure to attitudes favorable to criminal acts.






40. The requirement that people select mates outside certain groups.






41. 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.






42. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






43. Organized workers who share either the same skill or the same employer.






44. Unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individual differences within the group.






45. A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth - prestige - or power.






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






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






48. The systematic study of the biological bases of social behavior.






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






50. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.