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CLEP Sociology

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1. An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture. It also includes gestures and other nonverbal communication.






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






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






4. Preindustrial societies in which people plant seeds and crops rather than subsist merely on available foods.






5. The impact that a teacher's expectations about a student's performance may have on the student's actual achievements.






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






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






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






9. A theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment - or both.






10. 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.






11. A two-member group.






12. The process by which individuals acquire political attitudes and develop patterns of political behavior.






13. Organizations established on the basis of common interest - whose members volunteer or even pay to participate.






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






15. 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.






16. The difference between births and deaths - plus the difference between immigrants and emigrants - per 1 -000 population.






17. Going along with one's peers - individuals of a person's own status - who have no special right to direct that person's behavior.






18. Sociological investigation that stresses study of small groups and often uses laboratory experimental studies.






19. Mmanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited.






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






21. The tendency to assume that one's culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.






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






23. A society in which men dominate family decision making.






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






25. 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.






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






27. A sense of virility - personal worth - and pride in one's maleness.






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






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






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






31. A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically.






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






33. Norms that generally have been written down and that specify strict rules for punishment of violators.






34. A social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence mobility.






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






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






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






38. The ability to exercise one's will over others.






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






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






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






42. Numerous ways that people with access to the Internet can do business from their computers.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. A relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other.






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






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






50. A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.