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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Being unknown






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






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






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






5. Dealing with agriculture






6. Living or happening in the same period






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






8. The change from rural to urban in character






9. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






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






15. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Specified methods of procedure






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






25. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






29. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






31. Funeral rites with the body not present






32. 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






33. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. (enculturation)







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