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Subject : humanities
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1. Opportunities for crimes that are woven into the texture of life






2. Preparing for future roles






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






4. Domestic revolution (plants and animal) - agricultural revolution (the plow) - industrial revolution (steam engine) - informational revolution (micro chips)






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






6. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






8. Leading by trying to reach consensus






9. Occupation within social structures or institutions






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

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11. Relationships that cross social barriers






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






13. Based on large scale agriculture






14. When a person has two or more competing roles






15. Virtual transitions between status






16. Based on large scale agriculture






17. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






18. What the culture raises up as what all members should strive to achieve or possess






19. The ability to choose which rules to enforce for whom and for when






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






21. To much stuff






22. Tonnie's term for the type of society characterized by weak family ties - competition - and impersonal social relationships






23. Material items that indicate one's status






24. Informational jobs






25. The sense of solidarity or loyalty that individuals feel toward a group to which they belong






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






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






28. The stages of our life from birth to death






29. Based on pasturing of animals






30. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






31. 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






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






33. The framework (patterns) or society






34. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






35. 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






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






37. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






39. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






41. A group with three members






42. A group with three members






43. The people who join together to reach a goal






44. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






45. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






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






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






48. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






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






50. A place where we can reveal our true feelings - beliefs and rehearsal or performances







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