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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






5. (enculturation)






6. Specified methods of procedure






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






8. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






23. Things to which socially created meaning is given






24. Dealing with agriculture






25. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






39. (enculturation)






40. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






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






46. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






48. A group of persons forming a single community with some interests in






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






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







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