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Sociology for Funeral Service Flashcards

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Sociology of Funeral Service

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The science of social groups and its effects on funeral practices and disposition

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Sociology

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The science that deals with the various social groups, which we encounter in our world.

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Funeral Service

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Any type of rite where the body of the deceased is present.

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Memorial Service

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Any type of rite where the body of the deceased is NOT present.

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Funeral Rite

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Term that is all inclusive to describe either a funeral or memorial service. Any funeral event performed in a prescribed manner.

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Traditional

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A funeral rite that follows a prescribed ritual or ceremony that many be dictated either by religious belief or social custom.

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Adaptive

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A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved and has been altered to suit the needs of the time.

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Non-Traditional

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A funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed circumstances of established custom.

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Humanistic

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A funeral rite that is devoid of any religious connotation.

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Immediate Disposition

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Disposition of human remains without funeral rites before or at the time of disposition.

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Social Function

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An event that allows individuals to gather as a community for sharing a common purpose.

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Funeralization

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A process involving all activities associated with final disposition.

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Thanatology

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The study of death, derived from the name Thanatos, Greek god of death.

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Memorial Society

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An organization, public, or private, which endorses the practice of conducting funeral rites without the body of the deceased present.

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Culture

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The rules, ideas, and beliefs shared by members of society; for living & dying learned directly or indirectly.

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Contemporary

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Living or happening in the same period.

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Modern

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Present or recent times, not ancient.

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Customs

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Social behaviors as dictated by the tradition of the people.

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Norms

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A group held belief about how members should behave in given context. Varies from place to place.

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Mores

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Must-behavior, the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts.

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Taboos

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A must (not) behavior. A social prohibition of certain acts.

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Folkways

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Behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the same society and do not call for a strong reaction from the society if violated (gentle social pressure)

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Laws

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Rules of action prescribed by an authority able to enforce its will.

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Rules

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Specific methods or procedures used to comply with folkways, more and/or laws.

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Enculturation (socialization)

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The method by which the social values are internalized (learned)

a. direct learning
b. indirect learning

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Subculture

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A division, or smaller identifiable unit of culture, having unique traits to itself: geographic, religious, ethnic, language, and age.

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Cultural Universal

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Common traits or patterns found in all cultures.

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Ethnocentrism

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The emotional attitude that one’s own race, nation, group, or culture is superior to all others.

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Cultural Relativism

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The emotional attitude that recognizes all cultures as equivalent and pertinent.

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Cultural Assimilation

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The process by which a person or group’s language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group.

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Religion

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A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior consisting of:

a. sacred beliefs
b. emotional feelings accompanying those beliefs
c. overt conduct presumably implementing the beliefs & feelings

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Doctrine of Atonement

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The belief that the created is reunited with the creator at death.

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Ceremony

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An instrumental action dealing with death, that is also expressional and that may or may not be charged with symbolic content expressing, among other things, the attitudes of the participants and possible onlookers (passive participants) who may be regarded as co-beneficiaries.

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Rites of Passage

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Ceremonies centering around transition in life from one state to another, ie baptism, marriage, and the funeral.

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Ritual

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

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Symbol

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An object or act that represents a belief or idea.

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Rite

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The funeral rite is a social function-it allows people to gather and share what they have in common.

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Society

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Effect of family structure in society on funeral rites. Knowing what the effect on family structure the death will have will help the funeral director give the proper advice

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Patriarchal

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The male (father) is the governing authority. Power is passed to the oldest male child.

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Matriarchal

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A family government where the mother or the oldest adult female possess power and the right of decision making.

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Egalitarian

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Male and Female have equal rights, duties and governing power. Even their children would have some input into decisions, even though the parents would have the final decision on governing issues.

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Extended (Joint) Family

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A household or family unit consisting of father & mother, all their children (except married daughters), their son’s, wives, & children (except married daughters). Usually a patriarchal governed family. Usually self-sufficient, conservative, and stay in a small geographical area (rural) AGRARIAN

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Nuclear Family

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A household or family unit consisting of one man and one woman married to each other and their issue, if any. Can be patriarchal, matriarchal, or egalitarian governed family. Parents usually work outside the home. Usually more liberal and possess more mobility.

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Modified Extended Family

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A household or family unit created by related nuclear families and/or friendships. Helps to provide security, protection, and help.

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Single Parent Family

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A household or family unit consisting of one adult, either male or female, and his/her children. A family structure is growing due to divorce. The death of the parent eliminates the family and the children must enter a new family.

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Blended Family

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A household or family united created by one male and one female and the children from their previous marriages and may include children from the present marriage.

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Civil Union Family

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A legal relationship between two people of the same sex.

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Industrialization

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Individual creating of products is replaced by manufacture of goods utilizing mass production techniques. Family must use outside sources to meet their needs due to loss of craftsmanship.

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Urbanization

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The change from rural to urban in character. It has increased the needs for advertising because the families do not personally know the funeral director most of the time.

a. anonymity
b. influence of immigration
c. influence of modes of transportation
1. airplane
2. automobiles

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Bureaucratization

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The creation of a system which governs through departments and subdivisions manged by sets of officials following an inflexible routine. It has made it so burial is not a simple task but one that to follow certain rules.

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Social Stratification and Class

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Categorization of people by money prestiage and power; a ranking of social status (position) in groups such as upper, middle, and lower class. Class in social grouping in which members possess roughly equivalent culturally valued attributes. Each social class will have different expectations and desires for funeral rites. The funeral director must be able to identify and communicate with all classes.

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Social Mobility

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Is when a person moves up or down in classes but it is uncommon to move more than one level up or down.

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Neo-Localism

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Is the tendency to move from where they were born and raised.

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Demographics

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The science of vital statistics or of births, death, marriages, etc. of populations.

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Cohabitants

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2 unrelated adults sharing the same living quarters

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Pre-need Programs

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Programs or services you prepay for.

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Cremation

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Method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.

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