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Subject : humanities
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1. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






3. The alignment of some members of a group against others






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






5. The ability to choose which rules to enforce for whom and for when






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






7. The legal - available opportunities and resources the society provides for success






8. An isolated act of deviance: deviance is not part of one's lifestyle or self-image






9. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






10. The way society sets children onto different courses in their way of life due to male/ female






11. Based on large scale agriculture






12. Opportunities for crimes that are woven into the texture of life






13. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






14. An isolated act of deviance: deviance is not part of one's lifestyle or self-image






15. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






16. Leaving a role






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






18. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






19. Relationships that cross social barriers






20. Hunting an gathering society - pastoral society - horticultural society - agrarian society - industrial society - post-industrial society






21. A group's usual and customary social arrangements - on which its members depend and on which they base their lives






22. Persons influencing each others behavior






23. Preparing for future roles






24. Social positions earned or obtained






25. A prediction that causes itself to come true






26. Status set that society sees as mismatched






27. Moving people form cities to the edge of the city.






28. Someone who influences other people






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






30. Exacting moral vengeance by inflicting suffering on an offender comparable to that caused by the offense ('An eye for an eye')






31. When each person does less when there are more people involved






32. Committing crime after released from prison






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






34. The institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal law (e.g. police - courts and correctional system.






35. Any violation of rules or norms






36. Based on information services and high technology






37. Using one's social networks for some form of gain






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






39. For those who feel they can't reach the cultural goals by institutional means there are Four Deviant Paths: a) Innovators b) Ritualists c) Retreatists d) Rebels

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






41. Deviance becomes part of one's lifestyle or self-image because the person accepts the label of 'deviant'






42. Where all things are equal. (rights - beliefs ect.)






43. 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






44. Authority based on an individual's outstanding traits - which attract followers






45. 1. stability increases 2. intimacy decreases - 3. formality increases - 4. smaller subgroups form - 5. responsibility is diffused






46. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






47. Realization of flaws






48. The web of relationships that joins a person to other people and groups






49. A system of providing goods and services






50. Informal culture taught in school in preparation for later in life