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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. The mother rules the family; a woman holding a position analogous to that






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






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 study of death derived from the name thanatos - God of Death






17. (enculturation)






18. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






29. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






35. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






38. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






41. Rites with the body present






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






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






44. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






45. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






47. A household or family unit consisting of one adult - either male or






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






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






50. Living or happening in the same period