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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.






2. The physical or technological aspects of our daily lives.






3. A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables.






4. The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group.






5. A technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and media images.






6. The process whereby people learn the attitudes - values - and actions appropriate for individuals as members of a particular culture.






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






8. A functionalist theory of aging introduced by Cumming and Henry that contends that society and the aging individual mutually sever many of their relationships.






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






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






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






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






13. Standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools.






14. A form of marriage in which a person can have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time.






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






16. A society in which men dominate family decision making.






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






18. A selection from a larger population that is statistically representative of that population.






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






20. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






21. A spatial or political unit of social organization that gives people a sense of belonging - based either on shared residence in a particular place or on a common identity.






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






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






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






25. Questionnaires or interviews used to determine whether people have been victims of crime.






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






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






28. A sample for which every member of the entire population has the same chance of being selected.






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






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






31. A literal interpretation of the Bible regarding the creation of man and the universe used to argue that evolution should not be presented as established scientific fact.






32. Statements to which members of a particular religion adhere.






33. A theory of deviance proposed by Edwin Sutherland that holds that violation of rules results from exposure to attitudes favorable to criminal acts.






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






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






36. An explanation of an abstract concept that is specific enough to allow a researcher to measure the concept.






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






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






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






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






41. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






42. A term used by Bowles and Gintis to refer to the tendency of schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types of jobs typically held by members of their class.






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






44. The degree to which a scale or measure truly reflects the phenomenon under study.






45. The attempt to reach agreement with others concerning some objective.






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






47. Legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.






48. 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.






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






50. A theory of social change that holds that all societies pass through the same successive stages of evolution and inevitably reach the same end.