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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Of or characteristic of the present or recent times; not ancient - often used to






2. (enculturation)






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






4. Things to which socially created meaning is given






5. Rites of funeralization usually assoicated with pre-literature societies






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






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






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






9. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Rites with the body present






15. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






20. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






24. Specified methods of procedure






25. Dealing with agriculture






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






27. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






29. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






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






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






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






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






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. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






37. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






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






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






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






41. Rites with the body present






42. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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