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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Living or happening in the same period






2. Rites with the body present






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






4. Being unknown






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






6. Rites with the body present






7. (enculturation)






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






9. 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






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






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






12. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






27. Dealing with agriculture






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






29. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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