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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using one's social networks for some form of gain






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






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






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






5. A system of providing goods and services






6. 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')






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






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






9. Informational jobs






10. Material items that indicate one's status






11. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






12. Relationships that cross social barriers






13. The goal of a leader within a group






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






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






16. Leading by giving orders






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






18. A group's usual and customary social arrangements - on which its members depend and on which they base their lives






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






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






21. The stages of our life from birth to death






22. Authority based on an individual's outstanding traits - which attract followers






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






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






25. Social unity based on consensus of values and norms or conformity - and dependence on traditional family






26. Assumptions of people's personality






27. Large movement of people from country to city






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






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






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






31. Guides group towards reaching goals (task-oriented)






32. Techniques to salvage a performance






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






34. Status set that society sees as mismatched






35. Committing crime after released from prison






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






37. What the audience sees






38. A group with three members






39. All the statuses






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






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






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






43. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






45. Relationships that cross social barriers






46. 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






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






48. The behaviors - obligations - and privileges attached to specific status






49. Status set that society sees as mismatched






50. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward