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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A household - or family unit consisting of one man and one woman






2. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Dealing with agriculture






9. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






11. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






13. Existential (relating to - or dealing with existense) statements about the physical and social world






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






15. The study of death derived from the name thanatos - God of Death






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






25. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






26. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Being unknown






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






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






43. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






47. 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






48. The study of death derived from the name thanatos - God of Death






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






50. (enculturation)