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system of roles and norms that ensures the transmission of knowledge, values, and patterns of behavior from one generation to the next
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education
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instruction by specially trained teachers who follow officially recognized policies
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schooling
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involves teaching a conservative set of values that center on obedience to authority
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hidden curriculum
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involves the assignment of students to different types of educational programs
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tracking
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alternative schools which are funded by public money but are provately operated
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charter schools
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a broad movement to provide alternatives to public school systems to which parents can choose to send their children
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school choice
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a system in which a child's main education is undertaken by parents at home
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homeschooling
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a system in which non-English-speaking students are taught in their native languages until they are proficient enough in English to attend regular classes
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bilingual education
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anything considered to be part of the supernatural world and that inspires awe, respect, and reverence
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sacred
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anything considered to be part of he ordinary world and commonplace and familiar
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profane
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defined as a system of roles and norms that is organized around the sacred realm and that binds people together in social groups
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religion
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an established pattern of behavior through which a group of believers experiences the sacred
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ritual
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a belief that spirits actively influence human life
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animism
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belief system in which spirits communicate only with someone acknowledged as a specialist
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shamanism
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involves a belief in kinship between humans and animals or natural objects
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totemism
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the belief in a god or gods
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theism
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the belief in one god
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monotheism
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the belief in a number of gods
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polytheism
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belief system in which principles have a sacred quality
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ethicalism
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a type of religious organization in which most people in the society are members by vitrue of their birth
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ecclesia
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a well-established religious organization in which a substantial number of the population are members
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denomination
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a relatively small religious organization that typically has split off from a denomination because of differences concerning beliefs
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sect
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a new religion whose beliefs and practices differ markedly from those of the society's major religions
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cult
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importance of religion in a person's life
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religiosity
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non-religious
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secular
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