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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. Social positions earned or obtained






2. Leading by trying to reach consensus






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






4. Someone who influences other people






5. The people who are emotionally close and know each other well






6. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






7. 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






8. Understand and recognize Stanley Milgram's Teacher-Learner experiment

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9. The people who join together to reach a goal






10. Social positions earned or obtained






11. Power that people consider legitimate - as rightly exercised over them






12. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






14. Based on large scale agriculture






15. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






16. Efforts to manage behavior to create a publicly observable and appropriate display of emotion (self control)






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






18. Based on pasturing of animals






19. Someone who influences other people






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






21. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






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






23. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






24. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






25. Preparing for future roles






26. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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






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






29. A status that identifies us - is always relevant and affects other statuses.






30. When a person has two or more competing roles






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






32. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






33. A physical or social attribute that devalues a person's identity and discredit a person's claim to a 'normal' identity






34. Effort to control others thought of us through self presentation and performance






35. Based on large scale agriculture






36. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






37. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






38. What the audience sees






39. Relationships that cross social barriers






40. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






41. Leaving a role






42. 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






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






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






45. People who share a similar attribute or characteristic [variable] but do not necessarily interact with one another






46. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






47. 1. Replacing members 2. Teaching recruits 3. Producing and distributing goods and services 4. Preserving order 5. Providing and maintaining a sense of purpose






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






49. ID - Ego - super ego






50. Relationships that are intimate - personal - caring and fulfilling