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1 Copyright 2004 Thomson Peterson s,part of The Thomson CorporationCLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board,which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this SociologyPractice TestTime 90 MinutesFor each question below, choose the best answer from the100 Questionschoices of the following are always members of aperson s family of orientation?(A) Spouse(s)(B) Son(s) and daughter(s)(C) Parent(s)(D) Aunt(s) and uncle(s)(E) Grandparent(s) family unit that is composed of relatives inaddition to parents and children who live in thesame household is(A) a disjointed kinship(B) an extended family(C) a nuclear family(D) a conjugal family(E) a modern concurrent marriage of a person of one sex(male or female) with two or more members ofthe opposite sex (male or female) is known as(A) polygamy(B) civil union(C) polyandry(D) group marriage(E) Practice of marrying within one s own socialgroup or category is(A) exogamy(B) homology(C) heterogamy(D)

2 Endogamy(E) social institution that ensures the mainte-nance of society through the production, distri-bution, and consumption of goods and services is(A) work(B) the economy(C) politics(D) the power elite(E) objects that are necessary or desired arereferred to as(A) products(B) materials(C) goods(D) assets(E) workers who process metal ore are engagedin what kind of production?(A) Primary sector(B) Secondary sector(C) Tertiary sector(D) Quarterly sector(E) Terminal ownership of the means of production,from which personal profits can be derivedthrough market competition and without govern-ment intervention, is characteristic of(A) capitalism(B) socialism(C) imperialism(D) mercantilism(E) , 11.

3 27 AM1 Copyright 2004 Thomson Peterson s,part of The Thomson CorporationCLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board,which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this Sociology Practice means through which power is acquired andexercised by some people and groups is(A) government(B) the economy(C) politics(D) the military(E) that people accept as legitimate ratherthan coercive is known as(A) control(B) leverage(C) authority(D) political influence(E) to Max Weber, power legitimized onthe basis of a leader s exceptional personalqualities is what kind of authority?(A) Charismatic(B) Traditional(C) Coercive(D) Rational-legal(E) of the following provides citizens avoice in their government through electedrepresentatives who serve as bridges between thecitizenry and the government?

4 (A) Direct participatory democracy(B) Representative democracy(C) Full voting rights(D) A separation of powers(E) The of the following is NOT a manifestfunction of education?(A) Socialization(B) Transmission of culture(C) Production of social networks(D) Social control(E) Change and innovation14. Proper attitudes toward education, sociallyapproved dress and manners, knowledge aboutbooks, art, music, and other forms of high andpopular culture are all examples of(A) cultural mystique(B) the proper social grace(C) accumulated social wisdom(D) cultural capital(E) cultural of students to specific courses andeducational programs based on their test scores,previous grades, or both is(A) age grading(B) intelligence grouping(C) tracking(D) ability integration(E)

5 Type of social arrangement in which peopleare able to gain higher positions based on theirintellectual and educational credentials ratherthan through the influence of personal contacts is(A) a tracking orientation(B) a credentialist orientation(C) a meritocracy(D) an educational bureaucracy(E) a spoils of the following is Emile Durkheim sterm for those aspects of life that are extraordi-nary or supernatural?(A) Profane(B) Spiritual(C) Sacred(D) Magical(E) , 11:27 AM2 Copyright 2004 Thomson Peterson s,part of The Thomson CorporationCLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board,which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this Sociology Practice in a single supreme being or God who isresponsible for significant events such as thecreation of the world is(A) transcendent idealism(B) monotheism(C) polytheism(D) unit theism(E) study of the causes and distribution ofhealth, disease, and impairment throughout apopulation is(A) social epidemiology(B) social welfare(C) social engineering(D) social biology(E)

6 Health to Talcott Parsons, each of the follow-ing applies to persons who play the sick role,EXCEPT(A) they are not responsible for their condition(B) they are temporarily exempt from theirnormal roles and obligations(C) they must seek medical help if their condi-tion is serious(D) they must want to get well(E) they are blamed for their own of the following are factors that have erodedthe American Dream for the middle class,EXCEPT(A) escalating housing prices(B) blocked mobility on the job(C) the cost-of-living squeeze(D) a decline in the quality of medical services(E) the need for a college degree as an entry-level job are the working poor?

7 (A) People who live from just above to justbelow the poverty line(B) Seldom-employed individuals who arecaught in long-term deprivation because oflow education, low employability, lowincome, and low self-esteem(C) Skilled and semi-skilled machine operatorswho work in factories and elsewhere(D) Those who live on the margins of society,are frequently homeless, and have littlehope for the future(E) People who make $50,000 a year or of the following BEST expresses thefunctionalist explanation of social inequality?(A) Powerful people are able to shape anddistribute the rewards, resources, privileges,and opportunities in society.

8 (B) Positions that are most important for thesurvival of society must be filled by themost qualified people, who are highlyrewarded.(C) The presence of inequality in a society doesnot serve as a motivating force for people.(D) The core values of society support socialinequality.(E) Most inequality is the result of individuals and groups use ideology tomaintain their favored positions at the expense ofothers, according to what theoretical perspec-tive?(A) Functionalist(B) Conflict(C) Symbolic interactionist(D) Psychological(E) Differential , 4:20 PM3 Copyright 2004 Thomson Peterson s,part of The Thomson CorporationCLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board,which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this Sociology Practice hierarchical arrangement of large socialgroups based on their control over basic re-sources is(A) social distinction(B) invidious distinctiveness(C) social stratification(D) social layering(E) to Karl Marx, which of the followingstatements about capitalists is NOT true?

9 (A) They own the means of production.(B) They control the means of production.(C) They exploit the workers.(D) They are vulnerable to displacement bymachines or cheap labor.(E) They achieve wealth through computer software corporations arerepresentative of twenty-first century capitalism,which increasingly is based on(A) heavy industry(B) information technology(C) smokestack industries(D) narrow national interests(E) abolishment of private to Max Weber, individual powerdepends on a person s position within(A) primary groups(B) bureaucracies(C) family structures(D) kinship networks(E) religious the upper class, wealth most often is theresult of(A) job training(B) hard work(C) inheritance(D) education(E)

10 Salaries and of the following categories of people hasthe highest net worth overall?(A) Divorced persons(B) Separated persons(C) Single persons(D) Married persons(E) Persons under age to Karl Marx s theory of class relations,(A) the bourgeoisie consists of those who mustsell their labor to those who own the meansof production(B) the proletariat consists of those who ownthe means of production(C) class relationships involve inequality andexploitation(D) wealth, prestige, and power are all impor-tant in determining a person s class position(E) class inequality is a recent historical Marx s term for government, schools,churches, and all other social institutions thatproduce and disseminate ideas that perpetuatethe existing system of exploitation is society s(A) substructure(B) superstructure(C) ecostructure(D) basic structure(E) class Max Weber s stratification typology, whichclass consists of skilled, semiskilled, and un-skilled workers?