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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the father.






2. Norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society.






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






4. A special type of bar chart that shows the distribution of the population by gender and age.






5. The state of a population with a growth rate of zero - achieved when the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.






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






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






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






9. Processes of socialization in which a person 'rehearses' for future positions - occupations - and social relationships.






10. 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.






11. Organized collective activities to bring about or resist fundamental change in an existing group or society.






12. General practices found in every culture.






13. Practices required or expected of members of a faith.






14. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. A sociological approach that emphasizes inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization.






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






27. The worldwide integration of government policies - cultures - social movements - and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas.






28. In sociology - a set of statements that seeks to explain problems - actions - or behavior.






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






30. The scientific study of population.






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






32. A city with only a few thousand people living within its borders and characterized by a relatively closed class system and limited mobility.






33. Max Weber's term for people's opportunities to provide themselves with material goods - positive living conditions - and favorable life experiences.






34. The process by which a relatively small number of people control what material eventually reaches the audience.






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






36. Sociological investigation that concentrates on large-scale phenomena or entire civilizations.






37. Rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another.






38. Organized workers who share either the same skill or the same employer.






39. Organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs.






40. 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.






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






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






43. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






44. Salaries and wages.






45. The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives.






46. A component of formal organization in which rules and hierarchical ranking are used to achieve efficiency.






47. 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.






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






49. The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons.






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