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CLEP Sociology

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. According to George Herbert Mead - the sum total of people's conscious perceptions of their own identity as distinct from others.






7. An approach to urbanization that considers the interplay of local - national - and worldwide forces and their effect on local space - with special emphasis on the impact of global economic activity.






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






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






10. Talcott Parsons's functionalist view of society as tending toward a state of stability or balance.






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






12. The scientific study of population.






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






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






15. The social institution through which goods and services are produced - distributed - and consumed.






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






17. Crimes committed by affluent individuals or corporations in the course of their daily business activities.






18. A group or category to which people feel they do not belong.






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






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






21. A term used by Max Weber to refer to people who have the same prestige or lifestyle - independent of their class positions.






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






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






24. The condition of being estranged or disassociated from the surrounding society.






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






26. According to






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






28. Specialized language used by members of a group or subculture.






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






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






31. The feeling or perception of being in direct contact with the ultimate reality - such as a divine being - or of being overcome with religious emotion.






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






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






34. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by law.






35. A kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important.






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






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






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






39. Difficulties that occur when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person.






40. Max Weber's term for the disciplined work ethic - this-worldly concerns - and rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers.






41. 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.






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






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






44. In Karl Marx's view - a subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding their common vested interests and need for collective political action to bring about social change.






45. A view of society in which many competing groups within the community have access to governmental officials so that no single group is dominant.






46. The actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one's will on others.






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






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






49. The gestures - objects - and language that form the basis of human communication.






50. A measurable trait or characteristic that is subject to change under different conditions.







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