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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A philosophy which contends that one must seek life's meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present






2. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






13. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






24. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






25. A philosophy which contends that one must seek life's meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present






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






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






28. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






33. (enculturation)






34. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






39. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






42. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






47. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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