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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The alignment of some members of a group against others






2. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






3. A system of providing goods and services






4. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






6. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






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






9. For those who feel they can't reach the cultural goals by institutional means there are Four Deviant Paths: a) Innovators b) Ritualists c) Retreatists d) Rebels

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






11. Occupation within social structures or institutions






12. When a person has two or more competing roles






13. ID - Ego - super ego






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






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






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






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






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






19. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






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






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






22. A system of providing goods and services






23. Persons influencing each others behavior






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






25. Informational jobs






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






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






28. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






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






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






32. Leading by being highly permissive






33. Re-socializing a criminal so that he or she no longer wants to do crime - but can live a non-criminal life ('Go and sin no more')






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






35. Techniques to salvage a performance






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






37. What they actually did






38. Committing crime after released from prison






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






40. Relationships that cross social barriers






41. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






42. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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

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44. For those who feel they can't reach the cultural goals by institutional means there are Four Deviant Paths: a) Innovators b) Ritualists c) Retreatists d) Rebels

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45. A group with three members






46. Understand and recognize Stanley Milgram's Teacher-Learner experiment

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






48. Virtual transitions between status






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






50. The goal of a leader within a group