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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When each person does less when there are more people involved






2. Relationships that cross social barriers






3. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






4. Based on large scale agriculture






5. Leading by being highly permissive






6. Large movement of people from country to city






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






8. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






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






10. Someone who influences other people






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






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






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






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






15. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






16. 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






17. Status set that society sees as mismatched






18. 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






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






20. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






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






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






24. Social positions earned or obtained






25. Material items that indicate one's status






26. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






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






28. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






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






30. Committing crime after released from prison






31. Conformity to establish or maintain a relationship with a person or group






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






33. Process that teaches culture to group members






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






35. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






37. Realization of flaws






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






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






40. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






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






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






44. Material items that indicate one's status






45. When a person has two or more competing roles






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






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






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






49. What they actually did






50. To much stuff