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Subject : humanities
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1. Tonnie's term for the type of society characterized by weak family ties - competition - and impersonal social relationships






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






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






4. The violation of norms written into law






5. Where all things are equal. (rights - beliefs ect.)






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






7. Assigned status given without consent ( female - daughter - sister ect.)






8. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






9. You choose to have a government to constrain disruptive individual choices - for an orderly society and benefits provided






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






11. The death penalty






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






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






14. A prediction that causes itself to come true






15. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






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






18. What they actually did






19. The people who join together to reach a goal






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






21. People who are roughly the same age and interests






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






23. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






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






25. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






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






28. Leading by trying to reach consensus






29. Leading by giving orders






30. Based on pasturing of animals






31. Large movement of people from country to city






32. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






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






34. Ways in which people express their leadership






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






36. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






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






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






39. ID - Ego - super ego






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






41. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






42. Leading by being highly permissive






43. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






44. The ways in which individuals affect groups and the ways in which groups influence individuals






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






46. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






47. All the statuses






48. Based on pasturing of animals






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






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







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