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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. The creation of a system which governs through departments and






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






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






4. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






10. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






11. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






13. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Dealing with agriculture






22. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






24. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






28. The change from rural to urban in character






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






30. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






46. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






48. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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