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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. An event that allows those who have something in common with each






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Rites with the body present






28. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






29. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






35. Living or happening in the same period






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






37. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






41. Dealing with agriculture






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






43. Being unknown






44. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






48. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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