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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Any of the basic divisions or groups of humankind distinguished by customs -






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






15. 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






16. The change from rural to urban in character






17. Dealing with agriculture






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






19. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






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






24. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






29. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Rites with the body present






44. The change from rural to urban in character






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






46. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






49. The method by which the social values are internalized






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