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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. An event that allows those who have something in common with each






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






12. Dealing with agriculture






13. 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






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






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






16. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






18. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






20. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






24. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






29. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






31. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The change from rural to urban in character






42. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






47. Rites with the body present






48. (enculturation)






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






50. Dealing with agriculture