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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. A group small enough for all members to interact simultaneously - that is - to talk with one another or at least be acquainted.






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






3. 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.






4. Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form.






5. The body of knowledge obtained by methods based upon systematic observation.






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






7. A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.






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






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






10. The state of a population with a growth rate of zero - achieved when the number of births plus immigrants is equal to the number of deaths plus emigrants.






11. The process by which a cultural item is spread from group to group or society to society.






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






13. A sociological approach that generalizes about fundamental or everyday forms of social interaction.






14. Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by law.






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






16. The respect and admiration that an occupation holds in a society.






17. The tendency to assume that one's culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.






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






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






20. An approach to the study of formal organizations that emphasizes the role of people - communication - and participation within a bureaucracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.






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






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






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






25. Subjects in an experiment who are exposed to an independent variable introduced by a researcher.






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






27. Any number of people with similar norms - values - and expectations who interact with one another on a regular basis.






28. The average number of years a person can be expected to live under current mortality conditions.






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. Collective conceptions of what is considered good - desirable - and proper--or bad - undesirable - and improper--in a culture.






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






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






36. A society in which men dominate family decision making.






37. 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.






38. A form of marriage in which a person can have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time.






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






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






41. Governmental social control.






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






43. The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.






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






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






46. A two-member group.






47. Questionnaires or interviews used to determine whether people have been victims of crime.






48. A group that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.






49. Significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture - including norms and values.






50. A social position 'assigned' to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics.