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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. A temporary public gathering of individuals who share a common focus; members might interact but will not remain in contact






2. A group of just two people






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






4. Any violation of rules or norms






5. A prediction that causes itself to come true






6. What they actually did






7. A group of just two people






8. Relationships that do not provide much support or social cohesion






9. Authority based on custom






10. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






11. Authority based on custom






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






13. Unity based on specialized rules that society depend on one another






14. When a person has two or more competing roles






15. Two or more people who interact with one another and identify with one another






16. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






17. You choose to have a government to constrain disruptive individual choices - for an orderly society and benefits provided






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






19. Social groups - institutions - individuals that provide socialization situations






20. Social positions earned or obtained






21. The violation of norms written into law






22. The ability to choose which rules to enforce for whom and for when






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






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






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






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






27. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






28. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






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






30. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






31. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






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






33. Assumptions of people's personality






34. 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






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






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






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






38. The death penalty






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






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






41. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






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






43. Exacting moral vengeance by inflicting suffering on an offender comparable to that caused by the offense ('An eye for an eye')






44. A system of providing goods and services






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






46. Where all things are equal. (rights - beliefs ect.)






47. Someone who influences other people






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






49. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






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