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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






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






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






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






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






6. Being unknown






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






8. Rites with the body present






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






26. The change from rural to urban in character






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






28. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Specified methods of procedure






40. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Being unknown






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






49. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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