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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. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






2. Effort to control others thought of us through self presentation and performance






3. Authority based on custom






4. Large movement of people from country to city






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






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






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






8. Material items that indicate one's status






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






10. Ways in which people express their leadership






11. 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






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






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






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






15. The people who join together to reach a goal






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






17. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






18. Any violation of rules or norms






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






20. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






21. Power that is illegitimate - that people do not accept as rightly exercised over them






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






23. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






24. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






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






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






27. What they actually did






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






29. Based on pasturing of animals






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






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






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






33. A type of economy where you live off the land






34. Social positions earned or obtained






35. The goal of a leader within a group






36. The violation of norms written into law






37. Based on large scale agriculture






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






39. Relationships that cross social barriers






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Committing crime after released from prison






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






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






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






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