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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Living or happening in the same period






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






10. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






15. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






17. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






25. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






26. Rites with the body present






27. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






33. Living or happening in the same period






34. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Being unknown






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