Compend - Sociology
The method by which social values are learned is
enculturation
both funeral and memorial service
funeral rite
rites with the body present
funeral rite
Rites of funeralization with the body present are called
funerals
The educational level of the American society is generally
very high.
Each of the following could be described as a funeral rite except: a traditional funeral, an adaptive funeral, a humanistic funeral or
DIRECT DISPOSITION
Sociololgy is concerned with each of the following areas EXCEPT the internal organization of social groups, the operations of social groups, ways of changing social groups, EXAMINING INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR
EXAMINING INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR
Which of the following does NOT describe the nuclear family?
Farm based
The religious structure of American society is primarily
Judeo-Christian
A behavior pattern which is enforced by special authority is a
Law
Which of the following is a type of cemetery?
Memorial park
Which of the following terms best describes relocation or travel?
Mobility
Within a patriarchal joint/extended family, who would assume control at the death of the father (age 62)? Mother-age 58, Steve, son-age 32, Jake, mother's brother-age 54, TOM, SON-AGE 37
TOM, SON-AGE 37
What change in the American funeral rite is most closely associated with improvement in transportation?
The selection of funeral homes are no longer made because of proximity.
What is not true about humanistic funerals?
They are not healing to the family
Which of the following does NOT describe the joint/extended family unit?
Urban based
Strict departmental standards with little or no variation is typical of
bureaucratization
strict departmental standards with little or no variation of the standards
bureaucratization
A "ribbon cutting" at the opening of a supermarket could best be described as a
ceremony
an action with no symbolic content
ceremony
A joint/extended family is usually
conservative
Ecological consideration is a reason given for an increase in
cremation
Funeral directors who sense that all cultures and subcultures have valid sets of values are seeing in their clients
cultural relativity
A pattern of living or dying which can be identified in all societies is referred to as
cultural universal
Because funeral rites are present in every known society, the rite would be considered a
cultural universal
patterns identifiable in all cultures
cultural universal
abstract patterns of and for living and dying
culture
social behavior as dictated by tradition
customs
The American system of government is best described as
democratic
A term that would best describe the studies of the population is
demography
The upward occupational mobility of a member of a typical nuclear family unit is
encouraged
the method by which social values are learned
enculturation
Historically the person or persons in charge of the funeral was the
family
standard of behavior non compulsive
folkway
An all inclusive term used by people to encompass all funeral and/or memorial services is
funeral rite
The location of the funeral rites and preparation during the past 50 years
has changed from the home of teh deceased to a modern mortuary.
In the past 50 years, church yard cemeteries
have declined in use in favor of modern memorial park cemeteries
In an extended (joint) family, religion is taught at
home.
devoid of religious connotation
humanistic funeral
completely devoid of any form of funeral rite
immediate disposition
Ford's assembly line of the early 1900's is an example of
industrialization
The loss of craftsmanship is a result of
industrialization
loss of craftsmanship
industrialization
Social behavior that is dictated by tradition
is a custom
Each of the following are characteristics of culture EXCEPT
it does not impose equally on members of the group
For the funeral director, urbanization has meant
it is hard to know all families you serve personally
The death of a child would be softened simply by the number of children in a
joint family
must behavior enforced by government
law
rites without the body present
memorial service
Rites of funeralization without the presence of the body itself are referred to as
memorial services
The economic impact of the death of the patriarchal leader in an extended joint family is
minimal
relocation, travel
mobility
A causative factor in the creation of the "first death free generation" is
modern medical technology
A must behavior, the basic patterns of ideas and acts of a people are
mores
must behavior of the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people
mores
a rite which deviates from the normal
non traditional funeral rite
Those funeral rites that deviate from the prescribed circumstances are
non traditional funeral rites.
The modern American family is considered to be
nuclear
The word contemporary means
of the same time
A joint/ extended family is usually
patriarchal
No matter the age of the son, if the oldest male dies, he may enter the leadership role in the
patriarchal family
Consideration made for service is
professional fees
Humanistic funerals are devoid of
religion
Sacred beliefs reflected in the daily conduct of an individual are part of
religion
standard of behavior based on sacred beliefs
religion
A baptism could best be described as a
ritual
an action with symbolic content
ritual
What is not a valid consideration for cremation as a method of disposition?
sanitation
We have seen the greatest acceleration in the use of embalming
since WWII
Sociology is a branch of
social science
In reviewing responses to death through sociology, all of the following are correct EXCEPT
society does not choose funeral rites according to family tradition
The science that deals with the organization of social groups and how they change or stay the same is called
sociology
the science of social group study
sociology
A division of a culture that has traits in common with that culture but has unique traits of its own is a
subculture
A behavior which dictates the individual must abstain from certain acts dealing with death is a
taboo
dictates what one must not do
taboos
What serves as the first event signaling the beginning of a new family unit?
the funeral
Sociology of funeral service begins with the at need arrangement conference and ends with
the graveside service
The traditional location of the preparation of a dead human body for funeralization was originally in _____ in early America.
the home
The bereaved person charged with the decisions of funeral arrangements will generally be guided by personal values and by
the norms of the culture
The overall purpose of religion in a funeral service is
to allow for the acknowledgment of the doctrine of atonement.
those rites which follow prescribed ritual
traditional funeral rite
Of the following terms, which best describes movement from rural areas into the suburbs?
urbanization
increased concentrated population
urbanization
contemporary funeral rite
adaptive funeral rite
Contemporary funeral rites could be considered
adaptive funeral rites
A funeral rite that has been adjusted to reflect the needs and desires of those directly involved is
an adaptive funeral rite
The son and his family are included in
an extended family.
Each of the following have affected the nuclear family EXCEPT
an increase in the day to day confrontation with death.
Depersonalization leads to
anonymity
The loss of individual identity is called
anonymity
loss of individual identity
anonymity
An existential statement about the physical and social world is known as
a belief
Memorial services are funeral rites without
a body present
The process of socialization is
a lifelong process
A cluster of two or more nuclear families united by a social bond for security, protection and help is
a modified extended family
A man, a woman, and their unmarried children in one household is
a nuclear family
A specific act or function dealing with death is called
a rite
The group aspect of a funeral rite makes the event
a social function
The process with which members of one culture assimilate the traits of another is called
acculturation
