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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. An event that allows those who have something in common with each






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






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






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






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






6. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






10. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






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






32. The change from rural to urban in character






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






34. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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