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Subject : humanities
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1. Unity based on specialized rules that society depend on one another






2. Groups that we identify with and feel loyalty toward






3. Social positions earned or obtained






4. 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






5. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






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






7. Society based on kinship - and intimate social relationships






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






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






10. Someone who influences other people






11. People who share a similar attribute or characteristic [variable] but do not necessarily interact with one another






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






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






14. 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






15. Social groups - institutions - individuals that provide socialization situations






16. Based on pasturing of animals






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






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






19. Efforts to manage behavior to create a publicly observable and appropriate display of emotion (self control)






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






21. Informational jobs






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






23. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






24. Preparing for future roles






25. What they actually did






26. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






28. Using one's social networks for some form of gain






29. A prediction that causes itself to come true






30. The groups that you use to evaluate yourself






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






32. Process that teaches culture to group members






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






34. Authority based on custom






35. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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






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






38. 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')






39. Leaving a role






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






41. Material items that indicate one's status






42. Ways in which people express their leadership






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






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






45. ID - Ego - super ego






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






47. Dependent on hunting/gathering for survival






48. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






49. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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







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