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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Funeral rites with the body not present






9. Rites with the body present






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






11. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






14. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






19. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






21. Dealing with agriculture






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






23. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Rites with the body present






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






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






42. 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






43. Dealing with agriculture






44. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






49. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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