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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Like abstract patterns of and for living and dying - which are






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. An event that allows those who have something in common with each






13. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






19. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






25. The change from rural to urban in character






26. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Dealing with agriculture






34. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






40. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






41. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






42. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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