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CLEP Sociology

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1. Another name for labeling theory.






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






3. A subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






9. In Harold D. Lasswell's words - 'who gets what - when - and how.'






10. A hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought.






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






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






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






14. Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.






15. The systematic study of social behavior and human groups.






16. The early Japanese immigrants to the United States.






17. A term used by sociologists to describe the willing exchange among adults of widely desired - but illegal - goods and services.






18. The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.






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






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






21. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to emphasis on tasks - focus on more distant goals - and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions.






22. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






23. A Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the United States as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.






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






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






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






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






28. The incidence of diseases in a given population.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. A special-purpose group designed and structured for maximum efficiency.






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






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. Subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independent variable introduced by a researcher.






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






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






38. An inclusive term encompassing all of a person's material assets - including land and other types of property.






39. In a legal sense - a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights - responsibilities - and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents.






40. A concept used by Charles Horton Cooley that emphasizes the self as the product of our social interactions with others.






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






42. The variable in a causal relationship that is subject to the influence of another variable.






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






44. A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority - such as prisons - the military - mental hospitals - and convents.






45. The process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.






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






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






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






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






50. The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society.