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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inmates released from prison to serve the rest of their sentence under supervision in the community






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






3. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






5. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






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






7. Large movement of people from country to city






8. Leading by being highly permissive






9. Ways in which people express their leadership






10. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






11. An individual adopts the beliefs or actions of a group and makes them his or her own






12. Informal culture taught in school in preparation for later in life






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






14. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






15. 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






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






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






18. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






20. An individual adopts the beliefs or actions of a group and makes them his or her own






21. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






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






23. The death penalty






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






25. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






26. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






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






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






29. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






30. Occupation within social structures or institutions






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






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






33. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






35. In text book






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






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

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38. A group of just two people






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






40. The sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong






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






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






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






44. Based on information services and high technology






45. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






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






47. Assumptions of people's personality






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






49. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






50. A system of providing goods and services