week 1 Flashcards
The Science that deals with social groups; their internal forms or modes of organization, the processes that tend to maintain or change these forms of organization, and the relations between groups
sociology
rites with the body present
funeral
rites with the body not present
memorial service
an all inclusive term used to encompass all funerals and/or memorial services
funeral rites
an event which allows those who have something in common with each other to deal with one another in regard to that which they share
social function
consists of abstract patterns (rules, ideas, beliefs shared by members of society) of and for the living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly.
culture
social behavior concerning death as dictated by the tradition of a people
customs
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 society if violated
mores
must-behavior which dictates the individual must abstain from certain acts dealing with death
taboos
construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the same society, and do not call for a strong reactions from the society if violated
folkways
a must-behavior not necessarily a basic or important pattern of a people (related to death) but one which is enforced by those governing
laws
the method by which the social values of the funeral rite are internalized (learned)
Enculturation (socialization)
a division, or smaller identifiable unit of culture, connected to that culture by common traits, having unqiue traits to itself; such as geographic, religious, ethnic, language (Argot), or other
subculture
a word used to describe the language of a subculture
argot
like abstract of patterns (ideas and beliefs) of and for living and dying which are identifiable in all cultures
cultural universal
the emotional attitude that ones own race, nation, group, or culture is superior to all others
ethnocentrism
the emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent
cultural relativism
the change from dependent multi-talented, self- sufficient family units to employment of family members in jobs outside the unit, making them dependent on outside resources for their total needs
industrialization
the change from rural to urban in character
urbanization
the creation of a system which governs through departments and subdivisions managed by sets of officials following an inflexible routine
bureaucratization
a culturally entrenched patten of behavior made up of: Sacred beliefs, emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs, and overt conduct presumably implementing beliefs and feelings
religion
an instrumental action dealing with death, that is expressional and that may or may not be charged with symbolic content expression, among other things, the attitudes of the participants and possible onlookers (passive participants) who may be regarded as cobeneficiaries
ceremony (ritual)
patterns of response to death
- death acceptance
- death defiance
- death denial
Funeral/funeralis literally means
torchlit procession
