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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics or of births -






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






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






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






5. Living or happening in the same period






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






7. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






9. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






13. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






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






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






21. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






42. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Funeral rites with the body not present