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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. (enculturation)






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






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






4. Ceremonies centering around transition in life from one status to






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






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






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






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






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






10. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






27. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Any single action or series of actions performed during a rite which contains symbolic meanins to the participants and observers of the rite.






45. Things to which socially created meaning is given






46. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






47. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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







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