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CLEP Sociology

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1. A term used by sociologists to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society.






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. An economic system in which the means of production are largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits.






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






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






6. An area of study that focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment.






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






8. Another name for labeling theory.






9. Norms governing everyday social behavior whose violation raises comparatively little concern.






10. Positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs - promotions - and educational opportunities.






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






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






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






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






15. Karl Marx's term for the working class in a capitalist society.






16. The process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one's life.






17. The process by which a majority group and a minority group combine through intermarriage to form a new group.






18. An area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their spatial setting and physical environment.






19. A sociological approach that emphasizes inequity in gender as central to all behavior and organization.






20. The exercise of power through a process of persuasion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Numerous ways that people with access to the Internet can do business from their computers.






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. Mmanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited.






33. Someone who - through day-to-day personal contacts and communication - influences the opinions and discussions of others.






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






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






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






37. Any group that individuals use as a standard in evaluating themselves and their own behavior.






38. A society that depends on mechanization to produce its economic goods and services.






39. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to concern for maintenance of harmony and the internal emotional affairs of the family.






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






41. A literal interpretation of the Bible regarding the creation of man and the universe used to argue that evolution should not be presented as established scientific fact.






42. Movement of individuals or groups from one position of a society's stratification system to another.






43. 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.






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






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






46. An approach that contends that industrialized nations continue to exploit developing countries for their own gain.






47. A theory of social change that holds that change can occur in several ways and does not inevitably lead in the same direction.






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






49. The deliberate - systematic killing of an entire people or nation.






50. A small group characterized by intimate - face-to-face association and cooperation.