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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Ceremonies centering around transition in life from one status to






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






3. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






6. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






7. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






22. Dealing with agriculture






23. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






24. The method by which the social values are internalized






25. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






30. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The method by which the social values are internalized






50. Being unknown