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CLEP Sociology

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1. Families in which there is only one parent present to care for children.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. The notion that criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets.






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






8. A temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal.






9. Another name for labeling theory.






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






11. A negative attitude toward an entire category of people - such as a racial or ethnic minority.






12. The variable in a causal relationship that - when altered - causes or influences a change in a second variable.






13. The study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change.






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






15. Latino folk medicine using holistic health care and healing.






16. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






17. Failures that are inevitable - given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized.






18. A theory of urban growth that views growth as emerging from many centers of development - each of which may reflect a particular urban need or activity.






19. Any group that individuals use as a standard in evaluating themselves and their own behavior.






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






21. 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.






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






23. The state of being related to others.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. Movement of individuals or groups from one position of a society's stratification system to another.






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






31. Cultural adjustments to material conditions - such as customs - beliefs - patterns of communication - and ways of using material objects.






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






33. A technique for measuring social class that assigns individuals to classes on the basis of criteria such as occupation - education - income - and place of residence.






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






35. Someone who - through day-to-day personal contacts and communication - influences the opinions and discussions of others.






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






37. Distinctive patterns of social behavior evident among city residents.






38. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.






39. The maintenance of political - social - economic - and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period of time.






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. A political philosophy promoted by many younger Blacks in the 1960s that supported the creation of Black-controlled political and economic institutions.






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






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






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






49. The average number of years a person can be expected to live under current mortality conditions.






50. A formal process of learning in which some people consciously teach while others adopt the social role of learner.






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