Thanatology: Sociology Of Funeral Service Vocab

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ADAPTIVE FUNERAL RITE

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A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times.

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BLENDED FAMILY

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A household or family unit created by one male and one
female and the children from their previous marriages and may include children from the present marriage.

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BUREAUCRATIZATION

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The creation of a system which governs through departments and subdivisions managed by sets of officials following an inflexible
routine.

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CEREMONY (RITUAL)

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An instrumental action dealing with death, that is also expressional and that may or may not be charged with symbolic content expressing, among other things, the attitudes of the participants and possible
onlookers (passive participants) who may be regarded as co-beneficiaries.

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CLASS

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A social grouping in which members possess roughly equivalent culturally
valued attributes.

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COHABITANTS

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Two unrelated adults of the opposite sex sharing the same living
quarters.

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CONTEMPORARY

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Living or happening in the same period.

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM

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The emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent.

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CULTURAL UNIVERSAL

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Like abstract patterns of and for living and dying, which are identifiable in all cultures.

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CULTURE

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Consists of abstract patterns (the rules, ideas, beliefs shared by
members of society) of and for living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly.

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CUSTOMS

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Social behavior as dictated by the tradition of the people.

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DEMOGRAPHIC

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Pertaining to demography; the science of vital statistics, or of births, deaths, marriages, etc. of populations.

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EGALITARIAN

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Male and female have equal rights, duties, and governing power.

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ENCULTURATION (SOCIALIZATION)

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The method by which the social values are internalized (learned).

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ETHNIC

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Any of the basic divisions or groups of mankind, distinguished by customs,
characteristics, languages, rather than physical characteristics of race.

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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The emotional attitude that one's own race, nation, group, or
culture is superior to all others.

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EXTENDED (JOINT) FAMILY

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A household or family unit consisting of father and
mother, all their children (except married daughters), their son's wives and children (except married daughters).

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FAMILY OF ORIENTATION

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The family into which one is born.

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FAMILY OF PROCREATION

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The family established by one's marriage and the production of children.

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FOLKWAYS

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Behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than
mores of the same society, and do not call for a strong reaction from the society if violated.

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FUNERAL

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Rites with the body present.

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FUNERAL RITE

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An all-inclusive term used to encompass all funerals and/or
memorial services.

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FUNERALIZATION

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A process involving all activities associated with final disposition.

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HUMANISTIC FUNERAL RITE

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A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious connotation.

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IMMEDIATE DISPOSITION

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Any disposition of a human remains which is completely devoid of any form of funeral rite at the time of disposition.

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INDUSTRIALIZATION

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Individual crafting of products is replaced by manufacture of
good utilizing mass production techniques.

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LAW

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A must-behavior not necessarily a basic or important pattern of a people (related to death) but one which is enforced by those governing; a rule of action
prescribed by an authority able to enforce its will.

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MATRIARCHAL

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The mother rules the family; a woman holding a position analogous to that of a patriarch.

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MEMORIAL SERVICE

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Funeral rites with the body not present.

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MOBILITY

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The state or quality of being mobile; the ability to move from place to
place readily, or to move from class to class, either up or down.

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MODERN

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Of or characteristic of the present or recent times; not ancient, often
used to designate certain contemporary tendencies.

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MODIFIED EXTENDED FAMILY

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A household or family unit created by related nuclear families and/or friendships.

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MORES

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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 the society if violated.

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NEO-LOCALISM

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The tendency of off-spring to move away from the area in which they were born.

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NON-TRADITIONAL FUNERAL RITE

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A funeral rite which deviates from the normal or prescribed circumstances of established custom.

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NUCLEAR FAMILY

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A household or family unit consisting of one man and one woman married to each other and their children, if any.

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PATRIARCHAL

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The father rules the family; power is passed to the oldest male child.

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PRE-LITERATE SOCIETY

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A culture developed before the invention of writing, and hence, leaving no written record.

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PRIMITIVE FUNERAL RITE

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A funeral rite which may be construed as being identifiable with a pre-literate society.

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RELIGION

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A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of: 1) sacred
beliefs, 2) emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs and 3) overt conduct presumably implementing the beliefs and feelings.

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RITE

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Any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner.

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RITES OF PASSAGE

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Ceremonies centering around transition in life from one
status to another (ex: Baptism, marriage and the funeral).

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RITUAL (CEREMONY)

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An instrumental action dealing with death, that is also expressional and that may or may not be charged with symbolic content expressing, among other things, the attitudes of the participants and possible
onlookers (passive participants) who may be regarded as co-beneficiaries.

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RULES

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Specified methods of procedure.

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SINGLE PARENT FAMILY

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A household or family unit consisting of one adult, either male or female, and his/her children.

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SOCIAL FUNCTION

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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.

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SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

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Categorization of people by money, prestige and power; a ranking of social status (position) in groups such as upper, middle and lower class.

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SOCIALIZATION (ENCULTURATION)

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The method by which the social values are internalized (learned).

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SOCIETY

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A group of persons forming a single community with some interests in
common.

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SOCIOLOGY

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The science of social groups; the processes that tend to maintain or
change these forms of organizations and the relations between groups and
individuals.

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SUBCULTURE

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A division, or smaller identifiable unit of culture, connected to that
culture by common traits, having unique traits to itself.

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SYMBOLS

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Things to which socially created meaning is given.

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TABOOS

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Must-behavior which dictates the individual must abstain from certain
acts dealing with death.

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TRADITIONAL FUNERAL RITE

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A funeral rite that follows a prescribed ritual or ceremony dictated either by religious belief or social custom.

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URBANIZATION

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The change from rural to urban in character.