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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






2. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






3. 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






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






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






6. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






7. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






8. People who are roughly the same age and interests






9. What they actually did






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






11. Any violation of rules or norms






12. Status set that society sees as mismatched






13. Relationships that cross social barriers






14. The death penalty






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

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16. Using one's social networks for some form of gain






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






18. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






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






20. Social positions earned or obtained






21. Leaving a role






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






23. 1. Replacing members 2. Teaching recruits 3. Producing and distributing goods and services 4. Preserving order 5. Providing and maintaining a sense of purpose






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






25. A form of retribution by which offenders compensate their victims with money or labor






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






27. Persons influencing each others behavior






28. The alignment of some members of a group against others






29. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






30. In text book






31. A group of just two people






32. The stages of our life from birth to death






33. The goal of a leader within a group






34. Ways in which people express their leadership






35. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






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






37. 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






38. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






39. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






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






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






42. When a person has two or more competing roles






43. Techniques to salvage a performance






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






45. Preparing for future roles






46. Preventing an act by producing fear of the consequences of the act ('crime does not pay')






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






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






49. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






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