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Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A place where we can reveal our true feelings - beliefs and rehearsal or performances






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






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






4. 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






5. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






6. The violation of norms written into law






7. Authority based on custom






8. All the statuses






9. 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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10. Leading by being highly permissive






11. ID - Ego - super ego






12. Relationships that cross social barriers






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

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






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






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






17. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






18. Preparing for future roles






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






20. The people who join together to reach a goal






21. Leading by giving orders






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






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






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






25. Persons influencing each others behavior






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






27. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






29. Someone who influences other people






30. A system of providing goods and services






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






32. The individual and collective resources available to a person through his or her social networks






33. Informational jobs






34. Leaving a role






35. When a society makes major changes to its social structure and how it relates to the environment






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






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






38. A self concept based on our perceptions of how others may have judged us






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






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






41. What they actually did






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






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






44. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






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






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






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






48. The violation of norms written into law






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






50. Preventing an act by producing fear of the consequences of the act ('crime does not pay')







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