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Sociology - Glossary Flashcards

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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 trends of the time

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adaptive funeral rite

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dealing with agriculture, farm based; the locale of the extended (joint) family system

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agrarian

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a situation in which a person or entity is unknown

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anonymity

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a household or family unit 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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blended family

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the creation of a system which governs through departments and subdivisions managed by sets of officials following an inflexible routine

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bureaucratization

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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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ceremony

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a legal relationship between two people of the same sex

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civil union

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a social grouping which members posses roughly equivalent culturally valued attributes

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class

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two unrelated adults sharing the same living quarters

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cohabitants

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living or happening in the same period

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contemporary

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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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cultural assimilation

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the emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent

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cultural relativism

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common traits or patterns found in all cultures

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cultural universal

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the rules, ideas, and beliefs shared by members of society of and for living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly

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culture

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15
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social behavior as dictated by the tradition of the people

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customs

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the science of vital statistics, or of births, deaths, marriages, etc. of populations

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demographics

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the acquiring of the culture by a person through deliberate instruction by other members of that society

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direct learning

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male and female have equal rights, duties, and governing power

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egalitarian

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

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enculturation / socialization

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any of the basic divisions or groups of humankind distinguished by customs, characteristics and languages, rather than physical characteristics of race

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ethnic

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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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ethnocentrism

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a household or family unit consisting of father and mother, all their children (except married daughters), their son’s wives and children (except married daughters)

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extended (joint) family

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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

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folkways

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any funeral event performed in a prescribed manner

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funeral rites

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rites with the body present

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funeral service

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

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funeral service sociology

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the process involving all activities associated with the funeral rite, OR the process of planning and executing a service

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funeralization

28
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a funeral rite that is devoid of any religious connotation

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humanistic funeral rite

29
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disposition of human remains, without funeral rites before or at the time of disposition

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immediate disposition

30
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a process by which a person learns the norms of his or her culture by observation of others in his or her society

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indirect learning

31
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individual crafting of products is replaced by manufacture of goods utilizing mass production techniques

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industrialization

32
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rules of action prescribed by an authority able to enforce its will

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laws

33
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a family government where the mother or the oldest adult female possesses power and the right of decision making

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matriarchal

34
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funeral rites with the body not present

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memorial service

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the state or quality of being mobile; the ability to move from place to place readily

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mobility

36
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characteristic of the present or recent times

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modern

37
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a household or family unit created by related nuclear families and/or friendships

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modified extended family

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must - behavior; the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people as related to treatment of the dead, which calls for a strong reaction from the society if violated

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mores

39
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the movement of families from the area in which they were born

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neo-localism

40
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a funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed circumstances of established custom

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non-traditional funeral rite

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a group held belief about how members should behave in a given context

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norms

42
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a household or family unit consisting of one man and one woman married to each other and their children, if any

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nuclear family

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the father rules the family; power is passed to the oldest male child

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patriarchal

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a culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of:

  1. sacred beliefs
  2. emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs and
  3. overt conduct presumably implementing the beliefs and feelings
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religion

45
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any event performed in a prescribed manner

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rite

46
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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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ritual

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specified methods of procedure

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rules

48
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a family unit consisting of one adult, and his or her children

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single parent family

49
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an event that allows individuals to gather as a community for sharing a common purpose

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social function

50
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movement of a person or family within the social classes of their society

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social mobility

51
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categorization of people by money, prestige and power; a ranking of social status (position) in groups such as upper, middle, and lower class

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social stratification

52
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a group of persons forming a single community with some interests in common

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society

53
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the science of social groups; the processes that tend to maintain or change these forms of organizations and the relations between groups and individuals

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sociology

54
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a division, or smaller identifiable unit of culture, having unique traits to itself

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subculture

55
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an object or act that represents a belief or idea

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symbol

56
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a social prohibition of certain actions

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taboos

57
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a funeral rite that follows a prescribed ritual or ceremony that may be dictated either by religious belief or social custom

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traditional funeral rite

58
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the change from rural to urban in character

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urbanization

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