Sociology - Glossary Flashcards
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
adaptive funeral rite
dealing with agriculture, farm based; the locale of the extended (joint) family system
agrarian
a situation in which a person or entity is unknown
anonymity
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
blended family
the creation of a system which governs through departments and subdivisions managed by sets of officials following an inflexible routine
bureaucratization
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
ceremony
a legal relationship between two people of the same sex
civil union
a social grouping which members posses roughly equivalent culturally valued attributes
class
two unrelated adults sharing the same living quarters
cohabitants
living or happening in the same period
contemporary
the process by which a person or group’s language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group
cultural assimilation
the emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent
cultural relativism
common traits or patterns found in all cultures
cultural universal
the rules, ideas, and beliefs shared by members of society of and for living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly
culture
social behavior as dictated by the tradition of the people
customs
the science of vital statistics, or of births, deaths, marriages, etc. of populations
demographics
the acquiring of the culture by a person through deliberate instruction by other members of that society
direct learning
male and female have equal rights, duties, and governing power
egalitarian
the method by which the social values are internalized (learned)
enculturation / socialization
any of the basic divisions or groups of humankind distinguished by customs, characteristics and languages, rather than physical characteristics of race
ethnic
the emotional attitude that one’s own race, nation, group, or culture is superior to all others
ethnocentrism
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)
extended (joint) family
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
folkways
any funeral event performed in a prescribed manner
funeral rites
rites with the body present
funeral service
the science of social groups and its effects on funeral practices and disposition
funeral service sociology
the process involving all activities associated with the funeral rite, OR the process of planning and executing a service
funeralization
a funeral rite that is devoid of any religious connotation
humanistic funeral rite
disposition of human remains, without funeral rites before or at the time of disposition
immediate disposition
a process by which a person learns the norms of his or her culture by observation of others in his or her society
indirect learning
individual crafting of products is replaced by manufacture of goods utilizing mass production techniques
industrialization
rules of action prescribed by an authority able to enforce its will
laws
a family government where the mother or the oldest adult female possesses power and the right of decision making
matriarchal
funeral rites with the body not present
memorial service
the state or quality of being mobile; the ability to move from place to place readily
mobility
characteristic of the present or recent times
modern
a household or family unit created by related nuclear families and/or friendships
modified extended family
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
mores
the movement of families from the area in which they were born
neo-localism
a funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed circumstances of established custom
non-traditional funeral rite
a group held belief about how members should behave in a given context
norms
a household or family unit consisting of one man and one woman married to each other and their children, if any
nuclear family
the father rules the family; power is passed to the oldest male child
patriarchal
a culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of:
- sacred beliefs
- emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs and
- overt conduct presumably implementing the beliefs and feelings
religion
any event performed in a prescribed manner
rite
any single action or series of actions performed during a rite which contains symbolic meaning to the participants and observers of the rite
ritual
specified methods of procedure
rules
a family unit consisting of one adult, and his or her children
single parent family
an event that allows individuals to gather as a community for sharing a common purpose
social function
movement of a person or family within the social classes of their society
social mobility
categorization of people by money, prestige and power; a ranking of social status (position) in groups such as upper, middle, and lower class
social stratification
a group of persons forming a single community with some interests in common
society
the science of social groups; the processes that tend to maintain or change these forms of organizations and the relations between groups and individuals
sociology
a division, or smaller identifiable unit of culture, having unique traits to itself
subculture
an object or act that represents a belief or idea
symbol
a social prohibition of certain actions
taboos
a funeral rite that follows a prescribed ritual or ceremony that may be dictated either by religious belief or social custom
traditional funeral rite
the change from rural to urban in character
urbanization
