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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ways in which individuals affect groups and the ways in which groups influence individuals






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






3. The death penalty






4. Leaving a role






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






6. The framework (patterns) or society






7. Large movement of people from country to city






8. The violation of norms written into law






9. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






11. We learn deviance from social ties with a deviant group or subculture






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






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






14. Social positions earned or obtained






15. Ways in which people express their leadership






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






17. 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






18. A group of just two people






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






20. What they actually did






21. Social unity based on consensus of values and norms or conformity - and dependence on traditional family






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






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






24. Leading by trying to reach consensus






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






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






27. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






28. Assumptions of people's personality






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






30. (Merton's) Strain Theory - Conflict theory - Differential Association - Labeling Theory






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






32. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






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






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






35. Hunting an gathering society - pastoral society - horticultural society - agrarian society - industrial society - post-industrial society






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






37. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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






39. The ability to get your way - even over the resistance of others






40. The stages of our life from birth to death






41. To much stuff






42. Persons influencing each others behavior






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






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






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






46. Material items that indicate one's status






47. An isolated act of deviance: deviance is not part of one's lifestyle or self-image






48. Replacing members - teaching recruits - producing industry goods and services - preserving order - maintaining a sense of purpose






49. Informational jobs






50. Status set that society sees as mismatched