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CLEP Sociology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A factor held constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable.






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






3. A technique for measuring social class that assigns individuals to classes on the basis of criteria such as occupation - education - income - and place of residence.






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






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






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






7. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.






8. An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society.






9. Preindustrial societies in which people plant seeds and crops rather than subsist merely on available foods.






10. Established standards of behavior maintained by a society.






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






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






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






14. A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position within society.






15. The variable in a causal relationship that - when altered - causes or influences a change in a second variable.






16. The maintenance of political - social - economic - and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period of time.






17. Hereditary systems of rank - usually religiously dictated - that tend to be fixed and immobile.






18. In Harold D. Lasswell's words - 'who gets what - when - and how.'






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






20. A term used by Parsons and Bales to refer to emphasis on tasks - focus on more distant goals - and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions.






21. In everyday speech - a person's typical patterns of attitudes - needs - characteristics - and behavior.






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






23. The feeling or perception of being in direct contact with the ultimate reality - such as a divine being - or of being overcome with religious emotion.






24. A form of capitalism under which people compete freely - with minimal government intervention in the economy.






25. An approach to the study of formal organizations that views workers as being motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.






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






27. A speculative statement about the relationship between two or more variables.






28. Sociological investigation that stresses study of small groups and often uses laboratory experimental studies.






29. Behavior that occurs when work benefits are made contingent on sexual favors (as a 'quid pro quo') or when touching - lewd comments - or appearance of pornographic material creates a 'hostile environment' in the workplace.






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






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






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






33. A subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs.






34. The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.






35. Changes in a person's social position within his or her adult life.






36. The incidence of diseases in a given population.






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






38. The act of physically separating two groups; often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group.






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40. The use of two or more languages in particular settings - such as workplaces or educational facilities - treating each language as equally legitimate.






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






42. A face-to-face or telephone questioning of a respondent to obtain desired information.






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






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






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






46. The standards of acceptable behavior developed by and for members of a profession.






47. The unintended influence that observers or experiments can have on their subjects.






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






49. The ways in which a social movement utilizes such resources as money - political influence - access to the media - and personnel.






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