Praxis Sociology (5952) Study Guide 2026–2027 | Sociology Teacher Certification Exam Prep + Practice Tests

A complete study guide for the Praxis Sociology (5952) test, the ETS exam many states use to license high school sociology teachers. It follows the six ETS content categories in the same order and weighting as the real test, with comparison tables, flow charts, and two full-length practice tests.

What's Inside:

• Sociological Perspectives and Methods of Inquiry: functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism; classical and modern sociologists; research methods, basic statistics, and research ethics
• Culture, Socialization, and Social Organization: norms, values, subcultures, theories of the self, agents of socialization, social interaction, groups, bureaucracy, and types of societies
• Social Stratification: class, status, and power; social mobility; race, ethnicity, and gender inequality; global stratification
• Deviance and Conformity: social control, theories of deviance, types and measurement of crime, and the criminal justice system
• Social Institutions: family, education, religion and major world religions, politics, economy and work, health, and media and technology
• Demography and Social Change: population measures, urbanization, social movements, globalization, and theories of change
• 2 full-length practice tests with 200 exam-level questions, weighted like the real test
• Detailed answer explanations for every question
• Exam overview, study schedules, test-taking strategies, FAQ, and a final review checklist

Format:

• Digital PDF, 130 pages, instant download
• Printable on US Letter paper

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