Sociology MidTerm

Adaptive Funeral Rite

A funeral altered to suit the family's needs or trends of the time is

nuclear family

A married couple and their unmarried children living together.

Must behaviors or rules of behavior which are considered vital to the welfare of the group and accompanied by relatively severe sanctions.

A more is defined as

A prohibited action restricted by social custom

A taboo is

True

Culture determines the mores, folkways and customs of the family

A set of knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and rules for behavior that are held commonly within a society

Culture may be defined as

FTC

Federal trade commission

An established standard of behavior maintained by a society.

Norm is defined as?

Security, discipline, and motivation

Responsibilities of the family in chapter 5

The casket and favorite tou

Tangible elements at a funeral home may include

Indirect Learning

The over use of explanation of symbols used by the community and or society in funeral rituals is an example of

Enculturation

The process by which a person learns the social values of a society

Sociology

The study of social groups, their modes of organization and their relationship

cultural relativism

The view that all cultures are equal and pertinent

It is an ongoing process from birth to death, formal and informal, and never perfect.

What are 3 facts regarding socialization.

Folkway

What term is defined as behaviors which when violated carry only informal sanctions such as scolding or ridicule?

Socialization

What term was defined as the life long learning process involving attitudes, values, and acceptable actions of a culture?

modern

Which term is used when designating certain present tendencies

Religious ritual

a practice required or expected of members of a faith

Ethnocentrism

belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group

Auguste Comte

founder of sociology