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Subject : humanities
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1. The stages of our life from birth to death






2. A group of just two people






3. All the statuses






4. The view [developed by Howard Becker] that the labels people are given affect 1. The way others respond to that person [interaction] - and 2. their own self-concept [internalization] Thus channeling their behavior either into deviance or into conform






5. Realization of flaws






6. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






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






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






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






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






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






12. A) The elite group members make up the laws b) The elite group members structure society so that they have more opportunities than others c) Discretion benefits the elite in all parts of the criminal justice system d) The oppressed must organize to r






13. Organized pattern of beliefs and behaviors centered on basic social needs






14. A system of providing goods and services






15. Also called 'societal protection' protecting the public by preventing a criminal from doing a crime again either through imprisonment or execution






16. All the statuses






17. 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')






18. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






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






20. Techniques to salvage a performance






21. How self is developed in the three stages; imitation stage - play stage - game stage






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






23. Committing crime after released from prison






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






25. Leading by giving orders






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






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






28. When a person has two or more competing roles






29. Informational jobs






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






31. The framework (patterns) or society






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






33. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






34. Convicted offender stays in the community with regular supervision and conditions of behavior






35. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






36. What they actually did






37. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






38. Techniques to salvage a performance






39. Persons influencing each others behavior






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






41. People who are roughly the same age and interests






42. Social norms about expressions - emotions - and acceptable - desirable feelings in any situation






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






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






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






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






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






48. Assumptions of people's personality






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






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