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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the United States as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.






2. An area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their spatial setting and physical environment.






3. A theory of social change that holds that society is moving in a definite direction.






4. The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems.






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






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






7. A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.






8. Norms that generally are understood but are not precisely recorded.






9. A three-member group.






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






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






12. A system of enforced servitude in which people are legally owned by others and in which enslaved status is transferred from parents to children.






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






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






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






16. The incidence of death in a given population.






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. An interactionist perspective that states that interracial contact between people of equal status in cooperative circumstances will reduce prejudice.






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






24. 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.






25. Transfers of money - goods - or services that are not reported to the government.






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Long-term poor people who lack training and skills.






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






33. The extent to which a measure provides consistent results.






34. An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture. It also includes gestures and other nonverbal communication.






35. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






36. The practice of living together as a male-female couple without marrying.






37. Rebellious craft workers in nineteenth-century England who destroyed new factory machinery as part of their resistance to the industrial revolution.






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






39. An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender - race - or ethnicity.






40. Collective conceptions of what is considered good - desirable - and proper--or bad - undesirable - and improper--in a culture.






41. A social system in which the position of each individual is influenced by his or her achieved status.






42. 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.






43. A two-member group.






44. The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria.






45. A sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






50. A research technique in which an investigator collects information through direct participation in and/or observation of a group - tribe - or community.