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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Any society which exists in a stage of develpment prior to the invention of the written word in their culture






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






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






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






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






7. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Any of the basic divisions or groups of humankind distinguished by customs -






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






18. (enculturation)






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






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






22. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






24. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






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






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






27. Dealing with agriculture






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






29. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






31. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Specified methods of procedure






38. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






40. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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