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






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






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






5. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






10. Living or happening in the same period






11. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






14. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






20. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Being unknown






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






31. (enculturation)






32. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






34. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






38. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






41. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






42. A group of persons forming a single community with some interests in






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






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






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






46. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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