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Sociology Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






21. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






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






27. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






31. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






33. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






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






38. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






43. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






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






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






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