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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Rites of funeralization usually assoicated with pre-literature societies






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The change from rural to urban in character






12. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Being unknown






23. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






25. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






29. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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