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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. (enculturation)






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






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






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






5. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






10. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






23. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






33. Things to which socially created meaning is given






34. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






36. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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