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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. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






2. Any violation of rules or norms






3. Relationships that cross social barriers






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






5. What they actually did






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






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






8. The violation of norms written into law






9. Based on pasturing of animals






10. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






11. Assumptions of people's personality






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






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


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






15. Crimes more commonly committed by lower class people on the streets of their communities






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






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






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






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






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






21. Preparing for future roles






22. Relationships that cross social barriers






23. Leading by giving orders






24. The degree to which we will alter our attitudes and/or behaviors to fit into our perceived expectations of what is appropriate for our status or group






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






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






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






28. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






30. Preparing for future roles






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






32. Organized pattern of beliefs and behaviors centered on basic social needs






33. Social positions earned or obtained






34. Occupation within social structures or institutions






35. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






36. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






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






39. What they actually did






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






41. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






43. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






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






45. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






47. Ways in which people express their leadership






48. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






49. All the statuses






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