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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group's usual and customary social arrangements - on which its members depend and on which they base their lives






2. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






3. Process that teaches culture to group members






4. Status set that society sees as mismatched






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






6. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






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






8. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






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






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






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






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






13. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






15. What they actually did






16. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






17. Occupation within social structures or institutions






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






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






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






21. Social norms about expressions - emotions - and acceptable - desirable feelings in any situation






22. Committing crime after released from prison






23. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






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






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






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






27. Assumptions of people's personality






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






29. Ways in which people express their leadership






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






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






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






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






34. The goal of a leader within a group






35. Any violation of rules or norms






36. When a person has two or more competing roles






37. Preparing for future roles






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






39. Leading by giving orders






40. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






41. Leading by being highly permissive






42. Relationships that cross social barriers






43. All the statuses






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


45. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






46. Based on large scale agriculture






47. The violation of norms written into law






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






49. Virtual transitions between status






50. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion