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Sociology Vocab

Subject : humanities
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1. The father rules the family; power is passed to the oldest male child






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






3. (enculturation)






4. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






5. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The method by which the social values are internalized






18. 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






19. The method by which the social values are internalized






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






21. (enculturation)






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






23. Dealing with agriculture






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






25. A household or family unit created by related nuclear






26. Being unknown






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






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






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






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






31. Dealing with agriculture






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






33. Behavioral patterns which are observable by others






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






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






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






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






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






39. Things to which socially created meaning is given






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Living or happening in the same period






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






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






50. A process involving all activities associated with final disposition