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Subject : humanities
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1. Relationships that cross social barriers






2. An individual adopts the beliefs or actions of a group and makes them his or her own






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






4. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






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






6. Committing crime after released from prison






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






8. The framework (patterns) or society






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






10. People who are roughly the same age and interests






11. Occupation within social structures or institutions






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






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






14. A physical or social attribute that devalues a person's identity and discredit a person's claim to a 'normal' identity






15. A physical or social attribute that devalues a person's identity and discredit a person's claim to a 'normal' identity






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






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






18. A group of just two people






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. Someone who influences other people






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






24. Status set that society sees as mismatched






25. Virtual transitions between status






26. Status set that society sees as mismatched






27. Leading by giving orders






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






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






30. A group of just two people






31. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






33. Relationships that cross social barriers






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






35. To much stuff






36. 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')






37. 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






38. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






39. Crimes more commonly committed by lower class people on the streets of their communities






40. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






41. Techniques to salvage a performance






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






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






44. A system of providing goods and services






45. All the statuses






46. Leading by trying to reach consensus






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






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






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






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