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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






2. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






4. (enculturation)






5. Dealing with agriculture






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Living or happening in the same period






24. 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






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






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






27. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






30. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






33. Being unknown






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






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






36. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Being unknown






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






49. Living or happening in the same period






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






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