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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The deliberate - systematic killing of an entire people or nation.






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






3. A generally small - secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.






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






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






6. A view of society as ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests.






7. The ways in which people respond to one another.






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






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






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






11. A term coined by Robert N. Butler to refer to prejudice and discrimination against the elderly.






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






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






14. A Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the United States as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.






15. The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.






16. A kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important.






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






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






19. Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.






20. The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.






21. A religious group that is the outgrowth of a sect - yet remains isolated from society.






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






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






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






25. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






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






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






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






29. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






30. Print and electronic instruments of communication that carry messages to often widespread audiences.






31. The former policy of the South African government designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-Whites from the dominant Whites.






32. A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.






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






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






35. Governmental social control.






36. A set of people related by blood - marriage (or some other agreed-upon relationship) - or adoption who share the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society.






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






38. The systematic coding and objective recording of data - guided by some rationale.






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






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






41. Max Weber's term for the disciplined work ethic - this-worldly concerns - and rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers.






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






43. The number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time.






44. Salaries and wages.






45. The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior.






46. Talcott Parsons's functionalist view of society as tending toward a state of stability or balance.






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






48. A kinship system that favors the relatives of the mother.






49. 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.






50. A form of polygamy in which a woman can have several husbands at the same time.