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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A pholosyphy of care where a home-like atmosphere is provided for the termianally ill allowing for the family to be close at the time of death






2. Must-behavior; the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people as






3. A funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed






4. (enculturation)






5. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






6. A philosophy which contends that one must seek life's meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present






7. Any disposition of human remains - which is completely devoid






8. An event that allows those who have something in common with each






9. Rites with the body present






10. A must behavior not necessarily a basic or important pattern of a people (related to






11. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






12. The emotional attitude that one's own race - nation - group - or culture is






13. A household or family unit consisting of father and mother - all






14. A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly invovled; one which ahs been altered to suit the trends of the times






15. Any society which exists in a stage of develpment prior to the invention of the written word in their culture






16. Any of the basic divisions or groups of humankind distinguished by customs -






17. Immediate disposition of the body with no form or funeral rite at the time of disposition






18. The acquisition of the culture by a person through deliberate instruction by other members of that society






19. A household or family unit consisting of one adult - either male or






20. A funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed






21. Must behavior that dictates the individual must abstain from certain acts






22. The process of the emergence of personal charateristics and behavioral phenomena through endogenous growth processes.






23. A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious






24. A division - or smaller identifiable unit of culture - connected to that culture






25. A group of persons forming a single community with some interests in






26. A philosophy which contends that one must seek life's meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present






27. Being unknown






28. A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly invovled; one which ahs been altered to suit the trends of the times






29. Funeral rites with the body not present






30. Two unrelated adults of the opposite sex sharing the same living quarters.






31. Of or characteristic of the present or recent times; not ancient - often used to






32. Social behavior as dictated by the tradition of the people.






33. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






34. Living or happening in the same period






35. A social grouping in which members possess roughly equivalent culturally valued






36. Behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the same society






37. The state or quality of being mobile; the ability to move from place to place






38. The father rules the family; power is passed to the oldest male child






39. Living or happening in the same period






40. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






41. One who participates in an event simply by listening and observing rather than by overt actions






42. Any society which exists in a stage of develpment prior to the invention of the written word in their culture






43. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






44. Male and female have equal rights - duties and governing power.






45. An all-inclusive term used to encompass all funerals and/or memorial






46. Behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the same society






47. The tendency of offspring to move away from the area in which they were






48. Things to which socially created meaning is given






49. Rites with the body present






50. The upward or downward movement of a person or family within the social classes of their society