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CLEP Sociology

Subjects : clep, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The worldwide integration of government policies - cultures - social movements - and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas.






2. A fairly large number of people who live in the same territory - are relatively independent of people outside it - and participate in a common culture.






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






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






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






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






7. The process through which religion's influence on other social institutions diminishes.






8. The relationship between a condition or variable and a particular consequence - with one event leading to the other.






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






10. Mutual respect between the various groups in a society for one another's cultures - which allows minorities to express their own cultures without experiencing prejudice.






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






12. The ordinary and commonplace elements of life - as distinguished from the sacred.






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






14. Distinctive patterns of social behavior evident among city residents.






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






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






17. A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.






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






19. The extent to which a measure provides consistent results.






20. Employees who work fulltime or part-time at home rather than in an outside office and who are linked to their supervisors and colleagues through computer terminals - phone lines - and fax machines.






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






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






23. A special type of bar chart that shows the distribution of the population by gender and age.






24. A principle of organizational life - originated by Laurence J. Peter - according to which each individual within a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence.






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






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






27. The double burden--work outside the home followed by child care and housework--that many women face and few men share equitably.






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






29. Latino folk medicine using holistic health care and healing.






30. A group or category to which people feel they do not belong.






31. An approach to deviance that emphasizes the role of culture in the creation of the deviant identity.






32. A label used to devalue members of deviant social groups.






33. A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be evaluated.






34. Changes in the social position of children relative to their parents.






35. The process by which a group - organization - or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic.






36. The systematic - widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants.






37. 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.






38. Reductions taken in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization.






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






40. An inclusive term encompassing all of a person's material assets - including land and other types of property.






41. Open - stated - and conscious functions.






42. An element or a process of society that may disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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