INTRODUCTORY TO SOCIOLOGY CLEP
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS [ GUARANTEED A+ ]
Which of the following are always members of a person's family of
orientation? - ✔✔parent(s)
A family unit that is composed of relatives in addition to parents and
children who live in the same household is - ✔✔an extended family.
The concurrent marriage of a person of one sex (male or female) with
two or more members of the opposite sex (male or female) is known as
- ✔✔polygamy
The practice of marrying within one's own social group or category is -
✔✔heterogamy
,The social institution that ensures the maintenance of society through
the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services is -
✔✔the econyom
Tangible objects that are necessary or desired are referred to as -
✔✔goods
Steel workers who process metal ore are engaged in what kind of
production? - ✔✔Secondary sector
Private ownership of the means of production, from which personal
profits can be derived through market competition and without
government intervention, is characteristic of - ✔✔capitalism.
The means through which power is acquired and exercised by some
people and groups is - ✔✔politics.
Power that people accept as legitimate rather than coercive is known
as - ✔✔authority.
,According to Max Weber, power legitimized on the basis of a leader's
exceptional personal qualities is what kind of authority? -
✔✔Charismatic
Which of the following provides U.S. citizens a voice in their
government through elected representatives who serve as bridges
between the citizenry and the government? - ✔✔Representative
democracy
Which of the following is NOT a manifest function of education? -
✔✔Production of social networks
"Proper" attitudes toward education, socially approved dress and
manners, knowledge about books, art, music, and other forms of high
and popular culture are all examples of - ✔✔cultural capital.
Assignment of students to specific courses and educational programs
based on their test scores, previous grades, or both is - ✔✔tracking.
, The type of social arrangement in which people are able to gain higher
positions based on their intellectual and educational credentials rather
than through the influence of personal contacts is - ✔✔a meritocracy.
Belief in a single supreme being or God who is responsible for
significant events such as the creation of the world is -
✔✔monotheism.
The study of the causes and distribution of health, disease, and
impairment throughout a population is - ✔✔social epidemiology.
According to Talcott Parsons, each of the following applies to persons
who play the sick role, EXCEPT - ✔✔they are blamed for their own
illness.
All of the following are factors that have eroded the American Dream
for the middle class, EXCEPT - ✔✔a decline in the quality of medical
services.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS [ GUARANTEED A+ ]
Which of the following are always members of a person's family of
orientation? - ✔✔parent(s)
A family unit that is composed of relatives in addition to parents and
children who live in the same household is - ✔✔an extended family.
The concurrent marriage of a person of one sex (male or female) with
two or more members of the opposite sex (male or female) is known as
- ✔✔polygamy
The practice of marrying within one's own social group or category is -
✔✔heterogamy
,The social institution that ensures the maintenance of society through
the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services is -
✔✔the econyom
Tangible objects that are necessary or desired are referred to as -
✔✔goods
Steel workers who process metal ore are engaged in what kind of
production? - ✔✔Secondary sector
Private ownership of the means of production, from which personal
profits can be derived through market competition and without
government intervention, is characteristic of - ✔✔capitalism.
The means through which power is acquired and exercised by some
people and groups is - ✔✔politics.
Power that people accept as legitimate rather than coercive is known
as - ✔✔authority.
,According to Max Weber, power legitimized on the basis of a leader's
exceptional personal qualities is what kind of authority? -
✔✔Charismatic
Which of the following provides U.S. citizens a voice in their
government through elected representatives who serve as bridges
between the citizenry and the government? - ✔✔Representative
democracy
Which of the following is NOT a manifest function of education? -
✔✔Production of social networks
"Proper" attitudes toward education, socially approved dress and
manners, knowledge about books, art, music, and other forms of high
and popular culture are all examples of - ✔✔cultural capital.
Assignment of students to specific courses and educational programs
based on their test scores, previous grades, or both is - ✔✔tracking.
, The type of social arrangement in which people are able to gain higher
positions based on their intellectual and educational credentials rather
than through the influence of personal contacts is - ✔✔a meritocracy.
Belief in a single supreme being or God who is responsible for
significant events such as the creation of the world is -
✔✔monotheism.
The study of the causes and distribution of health, disease, and
impairment throughout a population is - ✔✔social epidemiology.
According to Talcott Parsons, each of the following applies to persons
who play the sick role, EXCEPT - ✔✔they are blamed for their own
illness.
All of the following are factors that have eroded the American Dream
for the middle class, EXCEPT - ✔✔a decline in the quality of medical
services.
