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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






5. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






9. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






13. (enculturation)






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






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






16. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






17. A household - or family unit consisting of one man and one woman






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






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






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






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






22. The change from rural to urban in character






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. The method by which the social values are internalized






29. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






32. 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






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






34. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






36. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






41. Dealing with agriculture






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






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






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






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






46. A household - or family unit consisting of one man and one woman






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






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






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






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







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