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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong






2. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






3. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






4. Based on pasturing of animals






5. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






6. To much stuff






7. We learn deviance from social ties with a deviant group or subculture






8. Crimes more commonly committed by lower class people on the streets of their communities






9. Virtual transitions between status






10. Creating specialization of subsystems and institutions within the social structure






11. Impersonal relationships that involve only limited parts of one's personality






12. Based on information services and high technology






13. The important expectations of a particular person that a child wishes to please the generalized other - The expectations of a society taken into account when shaping their own behavior






14. Authority based on law or written rules and regulations; also called bureaucratic authority






15. Violations of the law by young people under 18 years old






16. To much stuff






17. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






18. Incarceration - rehabilitation institutions (cut off from the rest of society to reform)






19. How self is developed in the three stages; imitation stage - play stage - game stage






20. Any violation of rules or norms






21. What the audience sees






22. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






23. Process that teaches culture to group members






24. Domestic revolution (plants and animal) - agricultural revolution (the plow) - industrial revolution (steam engine) - informational revolution (micro chips)






25. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






26. The degree to which we will alter our attitudes and/or behaviors to fit into our perceived expectations of what is appropriate for our status or group






27. A temporary public gathering of individuals who share a common focus; members might interact but will not remain in contact






28. People who share a physical location but do not have lasting (or any) social relationships






29. Realization of flaws






30. The people who join together to reach a goal






31. The sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong






32. Someone who influences other people






33. What all humans share that makes us distinct form other species and does not derive from our social environment.






34. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






35. Violations of the law by young people under 18 years old






36. Someone who influences other people






37. You choose to have a government to constrain disruptive individual choices - for an orderly society and benefits provided






38. Organized pattern of beliefs and behaviors centered on basic social needs






39. Creates unity - maintains harmony (socio-emotional)






40. Leaving a role






41. People who are roughly the same age and interests






42. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






43. The ability to get your way - even over the resistance of others






44. Direct contact with clients - customers - patients or students by workers.






45. Ways in which people express their leadership






46. Creating specialization of subsystems and institutions within the social structure






47. Informational jobs






48. Techniques to salvage a performance






49. Re-socializing a criminal so that he or she no longer wants to do crime - but can live a non-criminal life ('Go and sin no more')






50. Preventing an act by producing fear of the consequences of the act ('crime does not pay')