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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 alignment of some members of a group against others






2. A system of providing goods and services






3. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






4. Guides group towards reaching goals (task-oriented)






5. In text book






6. Illegal acts committed by affluent - 'respectable' individuals in the course of business activities

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






8. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






10. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






12. Leaving a role






13. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






14. A place where we can reveal our true feelings - beliefs and rehearsal or performances






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






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






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






18. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






19. Material items that indicate one's status






20. A prediction that causes itself to come true






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






22. Unity based on specialized rules that society depend on one another






23. What the culture raises up as what all members should strive to achieve or possess






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






25. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






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






27. A cluster of people within a larger group who choose to interact primarily with one another






28. 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')






29. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






31. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






32. Informational jobs






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






34. Someone who influences other people






35. Any violation of rules or norms






36. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






37. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






38. Techniques to salvage a performance






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






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






41. Based on information services and high technology






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






43. A group of just two people






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






45. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






46. Assigned status given without consent ( female - daughter - sister ect.)






47. Relationships that do not provide much support or social cohesion






48. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






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






50. The people who join together to reach a goal