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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. The upward or downward movement of a person or family within the social classes of their society






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






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






4. Things to which socially created meaning is given






5. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






17. Funeral rites with the body not present






18. Dealing with agriculture






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






20. Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner






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






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






23. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






26. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






35. Rites with the body present






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






37. (enculturation)






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






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






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






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






42. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






45. The change from rural to urban in character






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






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






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






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






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