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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the same society






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






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






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






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






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






7. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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






13. Rites with the body present






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. (enculturation)






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






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






26. Living or happening in the same period






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. (enculturation)






38. 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






39. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






44. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






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






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







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