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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. An all-inclusive term used to encompass all funerals and/or memorial






2. Existential (relating to - or dealing with existense) statements about the physical and social world






3. The offspring or children of a specific set of parents






4. Categorization of people by money - prestige and power; a ranking






5. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






7. The science of social groups; the processes that tend to maintain or changethese forms of organizations and the relations between groups and individuals






8. A household or family unit created by one male and one female from their previous marriages as well as children from the present marriage






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






10. Existential (relating to - or dealing with existense) statements about the physical and social world






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






12. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






16. Dealing with agriculture






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






18. A funeral rite that follows a prescribed ritual or ceremony that






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






20. Specified methods of procedure






21. The study of death derived from the name thanatos - God of Death






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






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






24. Being unknown






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






26. A funeral rite that follows a prescribed ritual or ceremony that






27. 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






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






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






30. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






31. Funeral rites with the body not present






32. (enculturation)






33. The emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent.






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






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






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






37. The method by which the social values are internalized






38. The creation of a system which governs through departments and






39. 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






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






41. Any acton performed during a rite which may or may not have symbolic meaning to the participants or observer of the acftion






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






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






44. Specified methods of procedure






45. A process by which a person learns the norms of his culture by observation of others in his society.






46. 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






47. The emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent.






48. The creation of a system which governs through departments and






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






50. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others







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