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Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Committing crime after released from prison






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






9. People who are roughly the same age and interests






10. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






12. In text book






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






14. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






15. When a society makes major changes to its social structure and how it relates to the environment






16. Preparing for future roles






17. Using one's social networks for some form of gain






18. What the audience sees






19. Authority based on custom






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

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21. A system of providing goods and services






22. 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






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






24. A cluster of people within a larger group who choose to interact primarily with one another






25. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






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






28. Informational jobs






29. Relationships that cross social barriers






30. Based on pasturing of animals






31. 1. stability increases 2. intimacy decreases - 3. formality increases - 4. smaller subgroups form - 5. responsibility is diffused






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






33. The ability to get your way - even over the resistance of others






34. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






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






36. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






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






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






40. Leading by trying to reach consensus






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






42. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






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






44. The violation of norms written into law






45. To much stuff






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






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






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






49. 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






50. A place where we can reveal our true feelings - beliefs and rehearsal or performances