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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. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






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






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






4. Relationships that are intimate - personal - caring and fulfilling






5. Opportunities for crimes that are woven into the texture of life






6. Where all things are equal. (rights - beliefs ect.)






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






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






9. The framework (patterns) or society






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






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






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






13. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






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






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






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






17. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






18. A prediction that causes itself to come true






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






20. Also called 'societal protection' protecting the public by preventing a criminal from doing a crime again either through imprisonment or execution






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






22. People who are roughly the same age and interests






23. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






24. The violation of norms written into law






25. The stages of our life from birth to death






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






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






28. ID - Ego - super ego






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






30. 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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31. A system of providing goods and services






32. Techniques to salvage a performance






33. Persons influencing each others behavior






34. Status set that society sees as mismatched






35. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






36. When each person does less when there are more people involved






37. Power that is illegitimate - that people do not accept as rightly exercised over them






38. Committing crime after released from prison






39. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






41. 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')






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






43. Leaving a role






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






45. Material items that indicate one's status






46. To much stuff






47. A prediction that causes itself to come true






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






49. Preparing for future roles






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