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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Must-behavior; the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people as






2. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






15. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Dealing with agriculture






32. Dealing with agriculture






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






34. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






36. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






42. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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. Rites of funeralization usually assoicated with pre-literature societies






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






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






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






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