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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The emotional attitude that one's own race - nation - group - or culture is






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The method by which the social values are internalized






14. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






15. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Funeral rites with the body not present






38. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






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






44. Living or happening in the same period






45. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






47. Rites with the body present






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






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






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