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






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






3. All the statuses






4. 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






5. The people who join together to reach a goal






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






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






8. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






9. Authority based on custom






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






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






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






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






14. Status set that society sees as mismatched






15. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






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






17. ID - Ego - super ego






18. Someone who influences other people






19. Informational jobs






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






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






22. Creating specialization of subsystems and institutions within the social structure






23. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






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






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






27. The individual and collective resources available to a person through his or her social networks






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






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






30. People who are roughly the same age and interests






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






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






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






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






35. Leading by trying to reach consensus






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






37. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






38. Ways in which people express their leadership






39. Authority based on custom






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






41. 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






42. Large movement of people from country to city






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






44. What they actually did






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






46. The framework (patterns) or society






47. Leading by being highly permissive






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






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






50. For those who feel they can't reach the cultural goals by institutional means there are Four Deviant Paths: a) Innovators b) Ritualists c) Retreatists d) Rebels

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