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Subject : humanities
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1. A status that identifies us - is always relevant and affects other statuses.






2. Informational jobs






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






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






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






7. Relationships that cross social barriers






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






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






10. 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






11. Someone who influences other people






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






13. Leaving a role






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






15. Relationships that cross social barriers






16. To put yourself in someone else's shoes






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






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






19. Process of replacing previous norms with new ones






20. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






21. 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






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






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






24. Assumptions of people's personality






25. Someone who influences other people






26. Material items that indicate one's status






27. Change in technology that leads to societal transformation






28. To much stuff






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






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






31. Based on harnessing machines powered by fuel






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






33. Leading by being highly permissive






34. Based on large scale agriculture






35. The people who join together to reach a goal






36. When a person has two or more competing roles






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






38. Material items that indicate one's status






39. Group decisions that are made without objective thought






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






41. 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')






42. The behaviors - obligations - and privileges attached to specific status






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






44. Based on cultivating plants with hand tools






45. Based on information services and high technology






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






47. The framework (patterns) or society






48. Discretely informing someone of a flawed performance






49. All the statuses






50. Difficulties tying to fulfill the expectations of a role