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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When a person has two or more competing roles






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






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






4. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






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






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






8. In text book






9. Any violation of rules or norms






10. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






11. Process that teaches culture to group members






12. Based on information services and high technology






13. A type of economy where you live off the land






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






15. Assumptions of people's personality






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






17. Leaving a role






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






19. In text book






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






21. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






23. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






24. Leaving a role






25. Social positions earned or obtained






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






27. Techniques to salvage a performance






28. Based on pasturing of animals






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






30. The social mechanisms that regulate a person's actions






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






32. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






33. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






34. The behaviors - obligations - and privileges attached to specific status






35. The social mechanisms that regulate a person's actions






36. Status set that society sees as mismatched






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

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






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






40. Informational jobs






41. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






43. A type of economy where you live off the land






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






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






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






47. Inmates released from prison to serve the rest of their sentence under supervision in the community






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






49. 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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50. 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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