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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Effort to control others thought of us through self presentation and performance






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






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






4. A prediction that causes itself to come true






5. What they actually did






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






7. 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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8. A system of providing goods and services






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






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






11. In text book






12. The web of relationships that joins a person to other people and groups






13. Virtual transitions between status






14. The people who are emotionally close and know each other well






15. The ways in which individuals affect groups and the ways in which groups influence individuals






16. Assumptions of people's personality






17. 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






18. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






19. Based on large scale agriculture






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






21. A group with three members






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






23. Based on pasturing of animals






24. The important expectations of a particular person that a child wishes to please the generalized other - The expectations of a society taken into account when shaping their own behavior






25. 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






26. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






27. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






28. Realization of flaws






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






39. Someone who influences other people






40. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






41. Large movement of people from country to city






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






43. ID - Ego - super ego






44. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






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






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






47. The violation of norms written into law






48. Material items that indicate one's status






49. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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