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Sociology Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






13. Dealing with agriculture






14. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Being unknown






26. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






35. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






40. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






42. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






44. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






46. Funeral rites with the body not present






47. 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






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






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






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