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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One who participates in an event simply by listening and observing rather than by overt actions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






11. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






13. Being unknown






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






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






16. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






20. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






29. Rites with the body present






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






43. Specified methods of procedure






44. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






47. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






49. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






50. Specified methods of procedure