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CLEP Sociology

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






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






3. A series of social relationships that links a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.






4. Norms that generally have been written down and that specify strict rules for punishment of violators.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The amount of reproduction among women of childbearing age.






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






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






15. Organizations established on the basis of common interest - whose members volunteer or even pay to participate.






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






17. A term used by Max Weber to refer to people who have the same prestige or lifestyle - independent of their class positions.






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






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






20. A large - organized religion not officially linked with the state or government.






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






22. A hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought.






23. A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fiber are readily available in order to live.






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






25. 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.






26. A factor held constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable.






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






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






29. A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically.






30. 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.






31. According to






32. A term used by sociologists to describe the willing exchange among adults of widely desired - but illegal - goods and services.






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






34. The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant have come to dominate certain sectors of society - both in the United States and throughout the world.






35. A term used by Karl Marx to describe an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect its objective position.






36. The belief that the products - styles - or ideas of one's society are inferior to those that originate elsewhere.






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






38. An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field.






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






40. A variety of research techniques that make use of publicly accessible information and data.






41. A group small enough for all members to interact simultaneously - that is - to talk with one another or at least be acquainted.






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






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






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






45. An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaging in the same behavior are not.






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






47. Power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.






48. A society whose economic system is primarily engaged in the processing and control of information.






49. A relationship between two variables whereby a change in one coincides with a change in the other.






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







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