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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. Funeral rites with the body not present






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






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






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






5. Things to which socially created meaning is given






6. Specified methods of procedure






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






8. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






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






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






14. Rites with the body present






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






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






17. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






21. The change from rural to urban in character






22. (enculturation)






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






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






25. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






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






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






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






30. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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