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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Must-behavior; the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people as






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






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






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






5. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






8. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






12. Specified methods of procedure






13. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






30. The change from rural to urban in character






31. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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






37. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






42. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






46. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






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