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Subject : humanities
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1. People who are roughly the same age and interests






2. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






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






4. Deviance becomes part of one's lifestyle or self-image because the person accepts the label of 'deviant'






5. Authority based on custom






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






7. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






8. The goal of a leader within a group






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






10. What the audience sees






11. The goal of a leader within a group






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






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






14. A system of providing goods and services






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






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






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






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






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






20. The framework (patterns) or society






21. All the statuses






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






23. What they actually did






24. The stages of our life from birth to death






25. Assigned status given without consent ( female - daughter - sister ect.)






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






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






28. Virtual transitions between status






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






30. Preparing for future roles






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






39. Occupation within social structures or institutions






40. The people who join together to reach a goal






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






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






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






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






45. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






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






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






48. ID - Ego - super ego






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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