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Sociology Vocab

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






2. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






6. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






7. Rites with the body present






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






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






10. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






25. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






31. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






34. 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






35. Rites with the body present






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






37. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






42. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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