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Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Social unity based on consensus of values and norms or conformity - and dependence on traditional family






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






3. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






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






5. Large movement of people from country to city






6. Leading by giving orders






7. A) The elite group members make up the laws b) The elite group members structure society so that they have more opportunities than others c) Discretion benefits the elite in all parts of the criminal justice system d) The oppressed must organize to r






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






9. What all humans share that makes us distinct form other species and does not derive from our social environment.






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






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






12. When a person has two or more competing roles






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






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






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






16. Techniques to salvage a performance






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






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






19. Virtual transitions between status






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






21. A group with three members






22. Also called 'societal protection' protecting the public by preventing a criminal from doing a crime again either through imprisonment or execution






23. Status set that society sees as mismatched






24. Techniques to salvage a performance






25. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






26. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






27. Relationships that cross social barriers






28. Ways in which people express their leadership






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






30. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






31. 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






32. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






33. The framework (patterns) or society






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






35. A group of just two people






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






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






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






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






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






41. Two or more people who interact with one another and identify with one another






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






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






44. 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






45. Also called 'societal protection' protecting the public by preventing a criminal from doing a crime again either through imprisonment or execution






46. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






47. Material items that indicate one's status






48. Any violation of rules or norms






49. People who are roughly the same age and interests






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