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The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away by stealth of property, other than a motor vehicle, from the possession or constructive possession of another, including attempts.
Industry:Sociology
The intentional enactment of practiced behavior which is intended to convey to others one's desirable personal characteristics and social qualities.
Industry:Sociology
The illegal killing of four or more victims at one location, within one event.
Industry:Sociology
The enlightenment-era concept that human beings abandon their natural state of individual freedom to join together and form society. Although, in the process of forming a social contract, individuals surrender some freedoms to society as a whole, government, once formed, is obligated to assume responsibilities toward its citizens and to provide for their protection and welfare.
Industry:Sociology
The degree of positive relationships with other persons and with social institutions, that individuals build up over the course of their lives.
Industry:Sociology
The certainty that experimental interventions did indeed cause the changes observed in the study group; also the control over confounding factors which tend to invalidate the results of an experiment.
Industry:Sociology
The belief, first proposed by jeremy bentham, that behavior holds value to any individual undertaking it according to the amount of pleasure or pain that it can be expected to produce for that person.
Industry:Sociology
The belief that crime is a manifestation of underlying social problems, such as poverty, discrimination, pervasive family violence, inadequate socialization practices, and the breakdown of traditional social institutions.
Industry:Sociology
The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons.
Industry:Sociology
