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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






6. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






11. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






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






16. Being unknown






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






18. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






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 created by one male and one female from their previous marriages as well as children from the present marriage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






35. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






38. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






43. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






49. Funeral rites with the body not present






50. Dealing with agriculture