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Subject : humanities
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1. The sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong






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






3. A type of economy where you live off the land






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






5. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






6. The goal of a leader within a group






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






8. Occupation within social structures or institutions






9. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






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






11. Leading by being highly permissive






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






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

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14. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






16. The important expectations of a particular person that a child wishes to please the generalized other - The expectations of a society taken into account when shaping their own behavior






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






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

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






20. Direct contact with clients - customers - patients or students by workers.






21. Preparing for future roles






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






23. A prediction that causes itself to come true






24. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






25. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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






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






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






29. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






30. Any violation of rules or norms






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






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






33. Moving people form cities to the edge of the city.






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






35. 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






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






37. Direct contact with clients - customers - patients or students by workers.






38. Authority based on custom






39. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






41. Realization of flaws






42. Social positions earned or obtained






43. What the audience sees






44. Based on pasturing of animals






45. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






46. Occupation within social structures or institutions






47. 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






48. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






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






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







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