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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed






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






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






4. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






9. Specified methods of procedure






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






11. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






18. Things to which socially created meaning is given






19. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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 division - or smaller identifiable unit of culture - connected to that culture






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






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






32. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






36. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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