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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. Realization of flaws






2. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






3. 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






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

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5. The goal of a leader within a group






6. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






7. The violation of norms written into law






8. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






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






11. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






12. Any violation of rules or norms






13. Ways in which people express their leadership






14. Power that is illegitimate - that people do not accept as rightly exercised over them






15. Authority based on custom






16. What the audience sees






17. Based on pasturing of animals






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






19. What they actually did






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






21. The violation of norms written into law






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






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






24. A group with three members






25. Groups' expectations for the norms of boys vs. girls






26. Groups toward which one feels opposition - rivalry or hostility toward






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






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






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






30. A form of retribution by which offenders compensate their victims with money or labor






31. Tonnie's term for the type of society characterized by weak family ties - competition - and impersonal social relationships






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

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33. Committing crime after released from prison






34. Groups' expectations for the norms of boys vs. girls






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






36. (Merton's) Strain Theory - Conflict theory - Differential Association - Labeling Theory






37. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






38. Informational jobs






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






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






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






42. Process that teaches culture to group members






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






44. ID - Ego - super ego






45. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






46. To much stuff






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






48. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






49. Preparing for future roles






50. A prediction that causes itself to come true