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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Dealing with agriculture






2. A household - or family unit consisting of one man and one woman






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






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






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






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






7. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






10. The change from rural to urban in character






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






12. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






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






18. A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of: 1) sacred beliefs -






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






20. (enculturation)






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






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






23. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






29. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






31. The method by which the social values are internalized






32. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






33. 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






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






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






36. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






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






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






42. The combustion of a dead human body to its essential inorganic elements by rapid oxidation






43. A household - or family unit consisting of one man and one woman






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






45. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






46. The mother rules the family; a woman holding a position analogous to that






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






48. Like abstract patterns of and for living and dying - which are






49. Funeral rites with the body not present






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







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