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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Persons influencing each others behavior






2. Impersonal relationships that involve only limited parts of one's personality






3. Leaving a role






4. Authority based on custom






5. Leading by giving orders






6. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






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






9. For those who feel they can't reach the cultural goals by institutional means there are Four Deviant Paths: a) Innovators b) Ritualists c) Retreatists d) Rebels

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






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






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






13. All the statuses






14. The sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong






15. The legal - available opportunities and resources the society provides for success






16. Based on pasturing of animals






17. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






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






19. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






20. People who are roughly the same age and interests






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






22. A status that identifies us - is always relevant and affects other statuses.






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The framework (patterns) or society






30. Someone who influences other people






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






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






33. Based on large scale agriculture






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






35. The people who are emotionally close and know each other well






36. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






37. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






38. Violations of the law by young people under 18 years old






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

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40. Leading by being highly permissive






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The framework (patterns) or society






48. Social unity based on consensus of values and norms or conformity - and dependence on traditional family






49. What the audience sees






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