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Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A cluster of people within a larger group who choose to interact primarily with one another






2. ID - Ego - super ego






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






4. The framework (patterns) or society






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






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






7. A physical or social attribute that devalues a person's identity and discredit a person's claim to a 'normal' identity






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

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






10. Conformity to gain reward or avoid punishment






11. Process that teaches culture to group members






12. Replacing members - teaching recruits - producing industry goods and services - preserving order - maintaining a sense of purpose






13. Power that people consider legitimate - as rightly exercised over them






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






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






16. Retribution - Deterrence - Incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






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






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






20. Opportunities for crimes that are woven into the texture of life






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






22. Large movement of people from country to city






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






24. 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






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






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






27. What the audience sees






28. People who are roughly the same age and interests






29. A group of just two people






30. The people who join together to reach a goal






31. Large movement of people from country to city






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






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






34. Crime committed on behalf of legal organizations






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






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






37. The death penalty






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






39. Committing crime after released from prison






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






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






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






43. The goal of a leader within a group






44. Any violation of rules or norms






45. What they actually did






46. The degree to which we will alter our attitudes and/or behaviors to fit into our perceived expectations of what is appropriate for our status or group






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






48. 1. stability increases 2. intimacy decreases - 3. formality increases - 4. smaller subgroups form - 5. responsibility is diffused






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






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