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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The framework (patterns) or society






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






3. The death penalty






4. When a person has two or more competing roles






5. A prediction that causes itself to come true






6. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






7. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






8. Committing crime after released from prison






9. Leading by trying to reach consensus






10. The web of relationships that joins a person to other people and groups






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






12. Leaving a role






13. Persons influencing each others behavior






14. Occupation within social structures or institutions






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






16. Incarceration - rehabilitation institutions (cut off from the rest of society to reform)






17. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






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






20. Status set that society sees as mismatched






21. Authority based on custom






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






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






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






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






26. Power that is illegitimate - that people do not accept as rightly exercised over them






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






28. Large movement of people from country to city






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






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






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






32. Any violation of rules or norms






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






34. In text book






35. What the audience sees






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






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






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






39. Someone who influences other people






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






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






42. Relationships that cross social barriers






43. The degree to which we will alter our attitudes and/or behaviors to fit into our perceived expectations of what is appropriate for our status or group






44. The violation of norms written into law






45. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






46. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






47. What all humans share that makes us distinct form other species and does not derive from our social environment.






48. All the statuses






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






50. Based on pasturing of animals