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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Any disposition of human remains - which is completely devoid






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






3. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






6. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






19. Living or happening in the same period






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






21. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. (enculturation)






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






30. The change from rural to urban in character






31. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






44. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






49. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






50. The method by which the social values are internalized