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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The average number of children born alive to a woman - assuming that she conforms to current fertility rates.






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






3. A social structure that derives its existence from the social interactions through which people define and redefine its character.






4. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the father.






5. An authority pattern in which the adult members of the family are regarded as equals.






6. A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to those individuals who are most important in the development of the self - such as parents - friends - and teachers.






7. An artificially created situation that allows the researcher to manipulate variables.






8. The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group.






9. A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.






10. A form of marriage in which an individual can have several husbands or wives simultaneously.






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






12. 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.






13. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to concern for maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family.






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






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






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






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






18. A formal - impersonal group in which there is little social intimacy or mutual understanding.






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 incidence of death in a given population.






21. A society that depends on mechanization to produce its economic goods and services.






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






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






24. A society whose economic system is primarily engaged in the processing and control of information.






25. 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.






26. Practices required or expected of members of a faith.






27. The incidence of diseases in a given population.






28. An approach to the study of formal organizations that emphasizes the role of people - communication - and participation within a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.






29. The study of the distribution of disease - impairment - and general health status across a population.






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






31. According to the Census Bureau - any territory within a metropolitan area that is not included in the central city.






32. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






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






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






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






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






37. Long term trend in human societies that results from the interplay of innovation - continuity - and selection.






38. A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to the child's awareness of the attitudes - viewpoints - and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior.






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






40. An explanation of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to measure the concept.






41. Rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.






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






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






44. A generally small - secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.






45. The ordinary and commonplace elements of life - as distinguished from the sacred.






46. The movement of a person from one social position to another of a different rank.






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






48. 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.






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






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