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






3. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






5. Dealing with agriculture






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






7. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






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






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






12. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






15. A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious






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






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






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






19. A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious






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






21. 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






22. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






27. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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






33. The method by which the social values are internalized






34. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






43. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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