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Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When each person does less when there are more people involved






2. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






3. A group with three members






4. Social positions earned or obtained






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






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






7. Material items that indicate one's status






8. The death penalty






9. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






10. The framework (patterns) or society






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






12. Preparing for future roles






13. 'audience' ignores flawed performances






14. People who are roughly the same age and interests






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






16. Assigned status given without consent ( female - daughter - sister ect.)






17. Relationships that provide support and social cohesion






18. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






19. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






20. You choose to have a government to constrain disruptive individual choices - for an orderly society and benefits provided






21. A status that identifies us - is always relevant and affects other statuses.






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






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






24. The institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal law (e.g. police - courts and correctional system.






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






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






27. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






29. Leaving a role






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






31. ID - Ego - super ego






32. Authority based on custom






33. Leading by giving orders






34. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role






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






36. Life through drama or stage 'eyes'






37. Relationships that cross social barriers






38. To much stuff






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






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






41. A prediction that causes itself to come true






42. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






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






44. A) The elite group members make up the laws b) The elite group members structure society so that they have more opportunities than others c) Discretion benefits the elite in all parts of the criminal justice system d) The oppressed must organize to r






45. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






46. Virtual transitions between status






47. A group with three members






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






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






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