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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious






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






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






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






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






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






7. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






23. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






25. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






27. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Rites with the body present






35. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






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






50. Things to which socially created meaning is given