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CLEP Sociology

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1. Behavior that occurs when work benefits are made contingent on sexual favors (as a 'quid pro quo') or when touching - lewd comments - or appearance of pornographic material creates a 'hostile environment' in the workplace.






2. Another name for labeling theory.






3. A term used to describe the change from high birthrates and death rates to relatively low birthrates and death rates.






4. Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.






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






6. Ogburn's term for a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.






7. An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society.






8. The act of physically separating two groups; often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group.






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






10. The phenomenon whereby the media provide such massive amounts of information that the audience becomes numb and generally fails to act on the information - regardless of how compelling the issue.






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






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






13. A theory of urban growth that sees growth in terms of a series of rings radiating from the central business district.






14. Sociological investigation that stresses study of small groups and often uses laboratory experimental studies.






15. Expectations regarding the proper behavior - attitudes - and activities of males and females.






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






17. Penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.






18. Another name for the classical theory of formal organizations.






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






20. The way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.






21. A group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences.






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






23. A family in which relatives--such as grandparents - aunts - or uncles--live in the same home as parents and their children.






24. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.






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






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






27. A two-member group.






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. The ability to exercise one's will over others.






33. The conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities.






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. The respect and admiration that an occupation holds in a society.






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






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






41. A social position 'assigned' to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics.






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






43. The process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society.






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






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






46. The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs - prostitution - gambling - and other activities.






47. The difference between births and deaths - plus the difference between immigrants and emigrants - per 1 -000 population.






48. 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.






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






50. A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to those individuals who are most important in the development of the self - such as parents - friends - and teachers.