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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. We learn deviance from social ties with a deviant group or subculture






2. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






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






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






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






7. The framework (patterns) or society






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






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






10. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






11. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






12. The violation of norms written into law






13. Where all things are equal. (rights - beliefs ect.)






14. Leading by trying to reach consensus






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






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






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






18. Inmates released from prison to serve the rest of their sentence under supervision in the community






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






20. Someone who influences other people






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






22. What the audience sees






23. 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






24. The death penalty






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






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






27. (Merton's) Strain Theory - Conflict theory - Differential Association - Labeling Theory






28. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






30. A group with three members






31. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






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






34. Any violation of rules or norms






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






36. The death penalty






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






38. Domestic revolution (plants and animal) - agricultural revolution (the plow) - industrial revolution (steam engine) - informational revolution (micro chips)






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






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






41. The alignment of some members of a group against others






42. Material items that indicate one's status






43. The goal of a leader within a group






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






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






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






47. Based on pasturing of animals






48. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






49. Leading by giving orders






50. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role