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Subject : humanities
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1. Status set that society sees as mismatched






2. 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






3. Based on information services and high technology






4. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






6. Leading by trying to reach consensus






7. Process that teaches culture to group members






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






9. Material items that indicate one's status






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






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






12. The goal of a leader within a group






13. Based on pasturing of animals






14. Someone who influences other people






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






16. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






17. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






18. A system of providing goods and services






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






20. Leaving a role






21. What the audience sees






22. The framework (patterns) or society






23. Committing crime after released from prison






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






25. Leading by trying to reach consensus






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






27. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






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






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






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






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






33. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






34. Moving people form cities to the edge of the city.






35. Assumptions of people's personality






36. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






37. A group with three members






38. Large movement of people from country to city






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






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






41. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






42. Leading by being highly permissive






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






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






45. Informal culture taught in school in preparation for later in life






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






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






48. Large movement of people from country to city






49. Preventing an act by producing fear of the consequences of the act ('crime does not pay')






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







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