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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. The combustion of a dead human body to its essential inorganic elements by rapid oxidation






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






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






4. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






9. Rites with the body present






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






11. A household or family unit consisting of one adult - either male or






12. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






16. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






17. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






32. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






36. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






42. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






45. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






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







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