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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. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






2. 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






3. Virtual transitions between status






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






5. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






6. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






8. What the audience sees






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






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






11. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






13. A group with three members






14. Process that teaches culture to group members






15. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






16. Occupation within social structures or institutions






17. When a person has two or more competing roles






18. To much stuff






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

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20. People who are roughly the same age and interests






21. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






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






23. The goal of a leader within a group






24. Based on large scale agriculture






25. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






27. Based on pasturing of animals






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






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






30. What they actually did






31. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






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






33. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






34. 1. Replacing members 2. Teaching recruits 3. Producing and distributing goods and services 4. Preserving order 5. Providing and maintaining a sense of purpose






35. Process that teaches culture to group members






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






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






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






39. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






41. 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






42. Preparing for future roles






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






44. Status set that society sees as mismatched






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






46. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






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






49. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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