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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal law (e.g. police - courts and correctional system.






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






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






4. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






6. What they actually did






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






8. When a society makes major changes to its social structure and how it relates to the environment






9. Status set that society sees as mismatched






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






11. The goal of a leader within a group






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






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






14. When a person has two or more competing roles






15. Incarceration - rehabilitation institutions (cut off from the rest of society to reform)






16. The violation of norms written into law






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






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






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






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






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






22. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






23. Informational jobs






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






25. The people who join together to reach a goal






26. Authority based on custom






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






28. What all humans share that makes us distinct form other species and does not derive from our social environment.






29. Material items that indicate one's status






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






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






32. The way society sets children onto different courses in their way of life due to male/ female






33. Based on large scale agriculture






34. An individual adopts the beliefs or actions of a group and makes them his or her own






35. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






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






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






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






39. Someone who influences other people






40. A system of providing goods and services






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






42. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






43. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






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






45. Leading by being highly permissive






46. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






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






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






49. The stages of our life from birth to death






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