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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. The acquisition of the culture by a person through deliberate instruction by other members of that society






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






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






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






5. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






6. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






9. Rites with the body present






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






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






12. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition






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






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






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






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






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






18. Dealing with agriculture






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






20. Living or happening in the same period






21. (enculturation)






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






23. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Funeral rites with the body not present






41. Rites with the body present






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






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






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






45. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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







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