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CLEP Sociology

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






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






3. A standard of poverty based on a minimum level of subsistence below which families should not be expected to exist.






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






5. The collection and distribution of information concerning events in the social environment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A group that - despite past prejudice and discrimination - succeeds economically - socially - and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites.






13. Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.






14. Difficulties that result from the differing demands and expectations associated with the same social position.






15. Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure.






16. The German word for 'understanding' or 'insight'; used by Max Weber to stress the need for sociologists to take into account people's emotions - thoughts - beliefs - and attitudes.






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






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






19. The condition of being estranged or disassociated from the surrounding society.






20. The systematic study of the biological bases of social behavior.






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Records of births - deaths - marriages - and divorces gathered through a registration system maintained by governmental units.






26. A political philosophy promoted by many younger Blacks in the 1960s that supported the creation of Black-controlled political and economic institutions.






27. The social institution that relies on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and achieving the goals of a group.






28. An enumeration - or counting - of a population.






29. A set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social - economic - and political interests.






30. Two unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in a relationship of mutual caring - who reside together - and who agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents - basic living expenses - and other common necessities.






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






32. Governmental social control.






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






34. A social position attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts.






35. An authority pattern in which the adult members of the family are regarded as equals.






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






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






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






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






40. Another name for labeling theory.






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






42. The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not previously exist.






43. A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority - such as prisons - the military - mental hospitals - and convents.






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






45. The process of introducing new elements into a culture through either discovery or invention.






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






47. 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.






48. Veblen's term for those people or groups who will suffer in the event of social change and who have a stake in maintaining the status quo.






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






50. Commercial organizations that are headquartered in one country but do business throughout the world.







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