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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Organized pattern of beliefs and behaviors centered on basic social needs






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






3. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






5. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






7. People who are roughly the same age and interests






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






9. Social positions earned or obtained






10. 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






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






12. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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

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14. Groups toward which one feels opposition - rivalry or hostility toward






15. The framework (patterns) or society






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

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






18. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






19. The goal of a leader within a group






20. Ways in which people express their leadership






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






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






23. Large movement of people from country to city






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






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






26. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






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






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






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






30. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






31. Hunting an gathering society - pastoral society - horticultural society - agrarian society - industrial society - post-industrial society






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






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






34. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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






36. Committing crime after released from prison






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






38. When a person has two or more competing roles






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






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






41. Replacing members - teaching recruits - producing industry goods and services - preserving order - maintaining a sense of purpose






42. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






43. Groups toward which one feels opposition - rivalry or hostility toward






44. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






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






47. A group's usual and customary social arrangements - on which its members depend and on which they base their lives






48. What they actually did






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






50. Techniques to salvage a performance