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CLEP Sociology

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1. An abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture. It also includes gestures and other nonverbal communication.






2. A theory of urban growth that views growth as emerging from many centers of development - each of which may reflect a particular urban need or activity.






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






4. A social structure that derives its existence from the social interactions through which people define and redefine its character.






5. The degree to which a scale or measure truly reflects the phenomenon under study.






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






7. The ideology that one sex is superior to the other.






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






9. The ways in which people respond to one another.






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






11. 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.






12. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of mores - folkways - and values that differs from the pattern of the larger society.






13. A theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment - or both.






14. Anti-Jewish prejudice.






15. Power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.






16. 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.






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






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






19. Ogburn's term for a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.






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






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






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






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






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






25. An interactionist theory of aging that argues that elderly people who remain active will be best-adjusted.






26. Standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools.






27. Salaries and wages.






28. The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.






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






30. The number of deaths per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude death rate.






31. A sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.






32. A densely populated area containing two or more cities and their surrounding suburbs.






33. A view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically conform to society's norms.






34. A floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom of a society - whatever their lifestyles - are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison with the nation as a whole.






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






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






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






38. Any group or category to which people feel they belong.






39. Transfers of money - goods - or services that are not reported to the government.






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






41. Cultural adjustments to material conditions - such as customs - beliefs - patterns of communication - and ways of using material objects.






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






43. The number of live births per 1 -000 population in a given year. Also known as the crude birthrate.






44. The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs - prostitution - gambling - and other activities.






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






46. A social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence mobility.






47. 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.






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






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






50. A three-member group.