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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious






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






3. Being unknown






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






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






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






7. (enculturation)






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






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






10. Two unrelated adults of the opposite sex sharing the same living quarters.






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






12. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The change from rural to urban in character






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Things to which socially created meaning is given






41. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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