SOCIOLOGY 2
Modern Medical Technology
A causative factor in the creation of the "first death-free generation" is
Sanitation
All of the following are valid considerations for cremation as a method of disposition EXCEPT
Cultural Universal
Because funeral rites are present in every known society, the rite would be considered a
Professional Fees
Consideration made for service is
Anonymity
Depersonalization leads to
It does not impose equally on members of the group
Each of the following are characteristics of culture EXCEPT: It does not impose equally on members of the group; It regulates all basic patterns of living; It serves to form unique and distinctive way of life; It does not regulate morals
Direct Disposition
Each of the following could be described as a funeral rite except: A traditional funeral; An adaptive funeral; Direct disposition; A humanistic funeral
An increase in the day to day confrontation with death
Each of the following have affected the nuclear family EXCEPT: An increase in the day to day confrontation with death; an extended life expectancy; the fact that death has become more abstract; the isolation of the old in our society
Cremation
Ecological consideration is a reason given for an increase in
It is hard to know all families you serve personally
For the funeral director, urbanization has meant
Industrialization
Ford's assembly line of the early 1900's is an example of
Religion
Humanistic funerals are devoid of
Home
In an extended (joint) family, religion is taught at
Society does not choose funeral rites according to family tradition
In reviewing responses to death through sociology, all of the following are correct EXCEPT: The funeral is a social function; society does not choose funeral rites according to family tradition; the funeral rite is a cultural universal; to understand how a society buries its dead you must examine and understand its culture
Have declined in use in favor of modern memorial park cemeteries
In the past 50 years, church yard cemeteries
Patriarchal Family
No matter the age of the son, if the oldest male dies, he may enter the leadership role in the
Describes the nuclear family
Smallest Family unit; Highly mobile; Economically Dependent
Social Science
Sociology is a branch of
Examining individual behavior
Sociology is concerned with each of the following areas EXCEPT: The internal organization of social groups; examining individual behavior; the operations of social groups; ways of changing social groups
Graveside Service
Sociology of funeral service begins with the at-need arrangement conference and ends with the
Democratic
The American system of government is best described as
The norms of culture
The bereaved person charged with the decisions of funeral arrangements will generally be guided by personal values and by
Joint Family
The death of a child would be softened simply by the number of children in a
Very High
The educational level of the American society is generally
Has changed from the home of the deceased to a modern mortuary
The location of funeral rites and preparation during the past 50 years
Nuclear
The modern American family is considered to be
To allow for the acknowledgement of the doctrine of atonement
The overall purpose of religion in a funeral service is
A Lifelong Process
The process of socialization is
Judeo-Christian
The religious structure of American society is primarily
Extended Family
The son and his family are included in a/an
Neo-localism
The tendency of contemporary off-spring to move away and relocate is called
Encouraged
The upward occupational mobility of a member of a typical nuclear family unit is
Of the same line
The word contemporary means
Non-traditional funeral rites
Those funeral rites that deviate from the prescribed circumstances are
Memorial Park
Type of Cemetery
Since World War II
We have seen the greatest acceleration in the use of embalming
The selection of funeral homes are no longer made because of proximity
What change in the American funeral rite is most closely associated with improvement in transportation?
The Funeral
What serves the first event signaling the beginning of a new family unit?
They are not healing to the family
Which of the following is NOT true about humanistic funerals? They are devoid of religious connotation; They are often conducted without clergy present; They are not healing to the family; They often include favorite songs or poems of the deceased
A Memorial Service
Which of the following would not be an anticipated part of the disposition of human remains when the service is a traditional funeral? A casket; Use of an outside receptacle; Professional Services; A memorial Service
