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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Of or characteristic of the present or recent times; not ancient - often used to






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






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






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






5. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Specified methods of procedure






27. Being unknown






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






29. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






34. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






37. 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






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






39. The change from rural to urban in character






40. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






41. Being unknown






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






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






44. Specified methods of procedure






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






46. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






49. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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