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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






2. 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.






3. Information about how to use the material resources of the environment to satisfy human needs and desires.






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






5. A term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe close-knit communities - often found in rural areas - in which strong personal bonds unite members.






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






7. A selection from a larger population that is statistically representative of that population.






8. The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives.






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






10. A city in which global finance and the electronic flow of information dominate the economy.






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






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






13. 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.






14. Difficulties that result from the differing demands and expectations associated with the same social position.






15. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






16. The attempt to reach agreement with others concerning some objective.






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






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






19. Another name for the classical theory of formal organizations.






20. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.






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






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






23. A group that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.






24. A form of capitalism under which people compete freely - with minimal government intervention in the economy.






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






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






28. An enumeration - or counting - of a population.






29. The number of live births per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude birthrate.






30. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the efforts of people to maintain the proper image and avoid embarrassment in public.






31. The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.






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






33. An interactionist theory of aging that argues that elderly people who remain active will be best-adjusted.






34. A family in which relatives--such as grandparents - aunts - or uncles--live in the same home as parents and their children.






35. The sending of messages through the use of posture - facial expressions - and gestures.






36. The state of being related to others.






37. 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.






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






39. Governmental social control.






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






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






42. A society in which women dominate in family decision making.






43. A subculture that deliberately opposes certain aspects of the larger culture.






44. 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.






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






46. A term used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society.






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






48. A study - generally in the form of interviews or questionnaires - that provides sociologists and other researchers with information concerning how people think and act.






49. 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.






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