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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. The state or quality of being mobile; the ability to move from place to place






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






3. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






4. An event that allows those who have something in common with each






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






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






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






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






9. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






14. Living or happening in the same period






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






16. (enculturation)






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






18. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






20. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






21. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






23. The change from rural to urban in character






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






25. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






29. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






42. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






44. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






45. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






49. The offspring or children of a specific set of parents






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