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






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






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






4. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






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






6. A group with three members






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






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






9. 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






10. Informational jobs






11. Based on pasturing of animals






12. 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






13. Leading by being highly permissive






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






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






17. 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






18. The framework (patterns) or society






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






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






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






22. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






23. Understand and recognize Stanley Milgram's Teacher-Learner experiment

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






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






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






27. The important expectations of a particular person that a child wishes to please the generalized other - The expectations of a society taken into account when shaping their own behavior






28. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






29. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






30. Social positions earned or obtained






31. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






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






34. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






36. Leaving a role






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






38. ID - Ego - super ego






39. A system of providing goods and services






40. Preparing for future roles






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






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






43. A prediction that causes itself to come true






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






45. When a person has two or more competing roles






46. Process that teaches culture to group members






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






48. Effort to control others thought of us through self presentation and performance






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






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