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Mikayla is told repeatedly that she is not a very good athlete. Eventually, she comes to believe it, puts in little effort in gym class, and receives a poor grade. This scenario is an illustration of __________.

The official poverty line in the Shoals is around $45,000 a year for a family of 4.

The way we behave or conduct ourselves is referred to as __________.

​The sociological term for a set of social relationships that link one individual to others is __________.

A __________ is a behavior that violates criminal law and is punishable with fines, jail terms, and/or other negative sanctions.​

In contemporary societies, the primary mechanism of external social control is __________.​

The ideal-type characteristics of bureaucratic organizations, as specified by Max Weber, include an emphasis on____________________________. ​

​__________ occurs when the expectations associated with a role are unclear.

​__________ is based on the assumption that offenders who are detained in prison or are executed will be unable to commit additional crimes.

Charles has a final exam in the evening at a time when he is supposed to be working. That same evening, Stephanie (his girlfriend) wants him to take her to a movie. To top it off, his mother calls, asking him to fly home because his father is going to have emergency surgery. Sociologists would say that Charles is very likely experiencing __________.