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Subject : humanities
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1. Based on pasturing of animals






2. Virtual transitions between status






3. Someone who influences other people






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






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






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






7. Large movement of people from country to city






8. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






9. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






11. 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






12. Realization of flaws






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. When norms are weak - conflicting or absent






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






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






21. What they actually did






22. 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






23. Leaving a role






24. Based on pasturing of animals






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






26. All the statuses






27. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






28. Authority based on custom






29. People who are roughly the same age and interests






30. Based on information services and high technology






31. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






32. The violation of norms written into law






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






34. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






35. A system of providing goods and services






36. Social norms about expressions - emotions - and acceptable - desirable feelings in any situation






37. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






38. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






39. Techniques to salvage a performance






40. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






41. A group of just two people






42. ID - Ego - super ego






43. The death penalty






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






45. Means of communication designed to reach the general population






46. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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






48. 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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49. Crimes more commonly committed by lower class people on the streets of their communities






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







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