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Sociology Vocab

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






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






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






4. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






10. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






15. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






18. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






29. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






33. Funeral rites with the body not present






34. 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






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






36. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






39. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






44. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






45. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






48. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






50. The change from rural to urban in character







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