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Subject : humanities
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1. Persons influencing each others behavior






2. Leading by giving orders






3. 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






4. Process that teaches culture to group members






5. Process that teaches culture to group members






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






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






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






9. Leaving a role






10. Based on information services and high technology






11. In text book






12. Realization of flaws






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






21. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






22. The violation of norms written into law






23. Techniques to salvage a performance






24. Authority based on custom






25. Convicted offender stays in the community with regular supervision and conditions of behavior






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






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






28. Persons influencing each others behavior






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






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






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






32. Committing crime after released from prison






33. Based on large scale agriculture






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

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35. To much stuff






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






37. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






39. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






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






41. The way society sets children onto different courses in their way of life due to male/ female






42. Re-socializing a criminal so that he or she no longer wants to do crime - but can live a non-criminal life ('Go and sin no more')






43. Relationships that cross social barriers






44. Large movement of people from country to city






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






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






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






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






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






50. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward