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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A group of persons forming a single community with some interests in






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Rites with the body present






9. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






12. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






16. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. (enculturation)






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






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






26. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






28. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






29. Being unknown






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






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






32. Being unknown






33. The method by which the social values are internalized






34. Rites of funeralization usually assoicated with pre-literature societies






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






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






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






38. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Individual crafting of products is replaced by manufacture of goods






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






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






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






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






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






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