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Subject : humanities
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1. The framework (patterns) or society






2. Assumptions of people's personality






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






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






5. The people who join together to reach a goal






6. Occupation within social structures or institutions






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






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






9. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






10. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






12. Ways in which people express their leadership






13. Any violation of rules or norms






14. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






15. Virtual transitions between status






16. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






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






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






20. Social positions earned or obtained






21. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






22. A group with three members






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






24. What the audience sees






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






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






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






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






29. People who are roughly the same age and interests






30. ID - Ego - super ego






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






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






33. Effort to control others thought of us through self presentation and performance






34. A group of just two people






35. A temporary public gathering of individuals who share a common focus; members might interact but will not remain in contact






36. Committing crime after released from prison






37. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






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






39. In text book






40. A place where we can reveal our true feelings - beliefs and rehearsal or performances






41. In text book






42. Unity based on specialized rules that society depend on one another






43. Assumptions of people's personality






44. Effort to control others thought of us through self presentation and performance






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






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






47. 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')






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






49. Exacting moral vengeance by inflicting suffering on an offender comparable to that caused by the offense ('An eye for an eye')






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