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Sociology Compend Flashcards

1
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A behavior which dictates the individual must abstain from certain acts dealing with death.

  • Custom
  • More
  • Taboo
  • Folkway
A

Taboo

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A “ribbon cutting” at the opening of a supermarket could best be described as a:

  • Ceremony
  • Ritual
  • More
  • Rite
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Ceremony

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A baptism could best be described as:

  • Ceremony
  • Ritual
  • Taboo
  • Folkway
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Ritual

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Which of the following does NOT describe the joint/extended family unit?

  • Large in size
  • Restricted in mobility
  • May include several generations
  • Urban based
A

Restricted in Mobility

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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
A

Tom, Son- Age 37

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A must behavior, the basic patterns of ideas and acts of people.

  • Mores
  • Taboos
  • Laws
  • Rites
A

Mores

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The science that deals with the organization of social groups and how they change or stay the same.

  • Anthropology
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Biology
A

Sociology

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Rites of funeralization with the body present.

  • Memorial services
  • Ceremony
  • Folkways
  • Funerals
A

Funerals

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Rites of funeralization without the presence of the body itself.

  • Ritual
  • Funeral
  • Memorial services
  • Ceremony
A

Memorial Services

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An all inclusive term used by people to encompass all funeral and/or memorial services.

  • Funeral
  • Funeral rite
  • Ceremony
  • Custom
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Funeral Rite

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A pattern of living or dying which can be identified in all societies.

  • Custom
  • Law
  • Cultural universal
  • Ritual
A

Cultural Universal

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The traditional location of the preparation of a dead human body for funeralization was originally in ______ in early America.

  • The funeral home
  • The church
  • The home
  • Hospital
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The Home

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Historically the person or persons in charge of the funeral.

  • Undertaker
  • Family
  • Doctor
  • Neighbors
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Family

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A behavior pattern which is enforced by special authority.

  • Folkway
  • Law
  • More
  • Taboo
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Law

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Funeral rites which are devoid of religion.

  • Paternalistic
  • Humanistic
  • Socialistic
  • Egalitarian
A

Humanistic

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Funeral directors who sense that all culture and subcultures have valid sets of values are seeing in their clients:

  • Social egocentricity
  • Cultural relativity
  • Cultural-ethnocentrism
  • Social order
A

Cultural Relativity

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A joint/extended family are usually:

  • Conservative
  • Liberal
  • Mobile
  • Dependent on others outside the family
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Conservative

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A joint/extended family is usually:

  • Patriarchal
  • Egalitarian
  • Atheistic
  • Liberal
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Patriarchal

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Sacred beliefs reflected in the daily conduct of an individual are part of:

  • Philosophy
  • Religion
  • Culture
  • Demeanor
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Religion

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Humanistic funerals are devoid of:

  • Emotion
  • Feelings
  • Compassion
  • Religion
A

Religion

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Memorial services are funeral rites without:

  • Religion
  • Emotion
  • Social relevance
  • A body present
A

A Body Present

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The group aspect of a funeral rite makes the event:

  • A social function
  • A historical event
  • A private experience
  • A cultural event
A

A Social Function

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Because funeral rites are present in every known society, the rite would be considered a:

  • Cultural universal
  • Contemporary event
  • Modern event
  • Private experience
A

Cultural Universal

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Social behavior that is dictated by tradition:

  • Custom
  • Laws
  • Mores
  • Folkway
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Custom

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A specific act or function dealing with death.

  • Rite
  • Norm
  • Ethic
  • Folkway
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Rite

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A division of a culture that has traits in common with that culture but has unique traits of its own.

  • Subculture
  • Subsociety
  • Ceremony
  • Folkway
A

Subculture

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A family that is goverened by the father.

  • Patriarchal
  • Egalitarian
  • Democratic
  • Matriarchal
A

Patriarchal

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Those funeral rites which follow a prescribed order of worship dictated by religious tradition.

  • Primitive funeral rite
  • Traditional funeral rite
  • Modern funeral rite
  • Adaptive funeral rite
A

Traditional Funeral Rite

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A system of abstract patterns of and for both living and dying which are learned directly or indirectly.

  • Folkways
  • Mores
  • Laws
  • Cultures
A

Cultures

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The economic impact of the death of the partriarchal leader in an extended (joint) family.

  • of no importance in funeral arrangements
  • About the same as a nuclear family member
  • Minimal
  • Never reconciled by the family members
A

Minimal

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Of the following terms, which best describes movement from rural areas into the suburbs?

  • Mobility
  • Industrialization
  • Urbanization
  • Bureaucratization
A

Urbanization

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The loss of individual identity.

  • Urbanization
  • Anonymity
  • Mobility
  • Industrialization
A

Anonymity

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Which of the following terms best describes relocation or travel?

  • Bureacratization
  • Urbanization
  • Industrialization
  • Mobility
A

Mobility

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The loss of craftsmanship is a result of:

  • Anonymity
  • Industrialization
  • Urbanization
  • Mobility
A

Industrialization

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Strict department standards with little or no variation is typical of:

  • Bureaucratization
  • Urbanization
  • Industrialization
  • Mobility
A

Bureaucratization

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Contemporary funeral rites could be considered:

  • Non-traditional funeral rites
  • Traditional funeral rites
  • Immediate dispositions
  • Adaptive funeral rites
A

Adaptive Funeral Rites

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A cluster of two or more nuclear families united by a social bond for security, protection, and help.

  • Neo-joint family
  • Modified extended family
  • Pseudo-joint family
  • Nuclear family
A

Modified Extended Family

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A funeral rite that has been adjusted to reflect the needs and desires of those directly involved.

  • Humanistic funeral rite
  • Modern funeral rite
  • Adaptive funeral rite
  • Traditional funeral rite
A

Adaptive Funeral Rite

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A family that is governed by the mother.

  • Matriarchal
  • Egalitarian
  • Democratic
  • Patriarchal
A

Matriarchal

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The method by which social values are learned.

  • Culture
  • Mores
  • Customs
  • Enculturation
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Enculturation

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The process with which members of one culture assimilate with traits of another.

  • Acculturation
  • Demography
  • Mores
  • Beliefs
A

Acculturation

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A term that would best describe the studies of the population.

  • Acculturation
  • Mores
  • Demography
  • Count
A

Demography

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An existential statement about the physical and social world.

  • Demography
  • Religion
  • Belief
  • Acculturation
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Belief

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A man, a woman, and their unmarried children in one household.

  • Modified extended family
  • Nuclear family
  • Joint/extended family
  • Patriarchal family
A

Nuclear Family

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Those funeral rites that deviate from the prescribed circumstances.

  • Primitive funeral rite
  • Modern funeral rite
  • Non-traditional funeral rite
  • Adaptive funeral rite
A

Non-Traditional Funeral Rite

46
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Consideration made for service.

  • Professional fees
  • Cremation
  • Donation
  • Anonymity
A

Professional Fees

47
Q

The son and his family are included in:

  • Nuclear family
  • Modified family
  • Patriarchal family
  • Extended family
A

Extended Family

48
Q

Depersonalization leads to:

  • Cremation
  • Anonymity
  • Interment in a memorial park
  • Body donation
A

Anonymity

49
Q

Ecological consideration is a reason given for an increase in:

  • Cremation
  • Body donation
  • Anonymity
  • Professional fees
A

Cremation

50
Q

Which of the following is a type of cemetery?

  • Lawn crypt
  • Mausoleum
  • Memorial park
  • Retort
A

Memorial Park

51
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No matter the age of the son, if the oldest male dies, he may enter the leadership role in the:

  • Patriarchal family
  • Nuclear family
  • Modified extended family
  • Egalitarian family
A

Patriarchal Family

52
Q

The death of a child would be softened simply by the number of children in a:

  • Nuclear family
  • Patriarchal family
  • Matriarchal family
  • Joint family
A

Joint Family

53
Q

Which of the following does NOT describe the nuclear family?

  • Smallest family unit
  • Farm based
  • Highly mobile
  • Economically dependent
A

Farm Based

54
Q

What change in American funeral rite is most closely associated with improvement in transportation?

  • The decrease in direct family involvement in the funeral
  • The increase in the number of services offered by the funeral home
  • The increase in multi-family corporations
  • The selection of funeral homes are no longer made because of proximity
A

The selection of funeral homes are no longer made because of proximity

55
Q

In an extended (joint) family, religion is taught at:

  • Sunday school
  • Revivals
  • Home
  • Seminars
A

Home

56
Q

For the funeral director, urbanization has meant:

  • It is hard to know all families you serve personally
  • Closer ties to your community
  • Greater contact with all members of the community
  • That everyone in the community can know you better.
A

It is hard to know all families you serve personally

57
Q

The tendency of contemporary off-spring to move away and relocate.

  • Enculturation
  • Neo-localism
  • Demographics
  • Socialization
A

Neo-Localism

58
Q

The religious structure of American society is primarily:

  • Protestant
  • Catholic
  • Judeo-Christian
  • Jewish
A

Judeo-Christian

59
Q

The educational level of the American society is generally:

  • Low
  • Lower, because people are not encouraged to pursue higher education
  • Lower because education is not stressed
  • Very high
A

Very High

60
Q

The location of funeral rites and preparation during the past 50 years.

  • Has not changed
  • Is not handled by professional funeral director
  • Has changed from the home of the deceased to a modern mortuary
  • Has not improved
A

Has changed from the home of the deceased to the modern mortuary

61
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We have seen the greatest acceleration in the use of embalming:

  • Since the turn of the century
  • Since World War II
  • In the past 25 years
  • Since the civil war
A

Since World War II

62
Q

In the past 50 years, church yard cemeteries:

  • Have all been closed
  • Have declined in use in favor of modern memorial park cemeteries
  • Are still more popular
  • Are being moved into memorial park cemeteries
A

Have declined in use in favor of modern memorial park cemeteries.

63
Q

Ford’s assembly line of the early 1900’s is an example of:

  • Commercialism
  • Industrialization
  • Bureaucratization
  • Urbanization
A

Industrialization

64
Q

The word contemporary means:

  • Modern
  • Recently
  • Since the turn of the century
  • Of the same time
A

Of the same time

65
Q

The bereaved person charged with the decisions of funeral arrangements will generally be guided by personal values and by:

  • The norms of the culture
  • Taboos
  • Their religion
  • The oldest family member
A

The norms of the culture

66
Q

What serves as the first event signaling the beginning of a new family unit?

  • The modified extended family
  • Discipline
  • The funeral
  • Prayer
A

The Funeral

67
Q

The overall purpose of religion in a funeral service:

  • to adhere to freedom of religion
  • to allow expression of feelings
  • to recognize the resurrection
  • to allow for the acknowledgement of the doctrine of atonement
A

To allow for the acknowledgement of the doctrine of atonement.

68
Q

All of the following are valid considerations for cremation as a method of disposition EXCEPT:

  • Following the wishes of the deceased
  • Ecological responsibility
  • Economics
  • Sanitation
A

Sanitation

69
Q

Which of the following would not be an anticipated part of the disposition of human remains when the service is a traditonal funeral?

  • Casket
  • Use of an outside receptacle
  • Professional services
  • Memorial service
A

Memorial Service

70
Q

Sociology is a branch of:

  • Anthropology
  • History
  • Social science
  • Political science
A

Social Science

71
Q

Sociology of funeral service begins with the at-need arrangement conference and ends with:

  • The graveside service
  • The acceptance of the death by the survivors
  • The church ceremony
  • The time emotional ties with the deceased are severed
A

The Graveside Service

72
Q

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 fo changing social groups
A

Examining Individual Behavior

73
Q

Each of the following are characteristics of culture EXCEPT:

  • It does nto impose equally on members of the group
  • It regulates all basic patterns of living.
  • It serves to form a unique and distinctive way of life.
  • It does not regulate morals
A

It does not impose equally on members of the group.

74
Q

Each of the following could be described as a funeral rite except:

  • A traditional funeral
  • An adaptive funeral
  • Direct disposition
  • A humanistic funeral
A

Direct Disposition

75
Q

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.
A

Society does not choose funeral rites according to family tradition

76
Q

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

They are not healing to the family

77
Q

The American system of government is best described as:

  • Judeo-Christian
  • Democratic
  • Monopolistic
  • Capitalistic
A

Capitalistic

78
Q

Each of the following have affect 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
A

An increase in the day to day confrontation with death

79
Q

A causative factor in the creation of the “first death-free generation” is:

  • Money
  • Education
  • Social status
  • Modern medical technology
A

Modern Medical Technology

80
Q

The upward occupational mobility of a member of a typical nuclear family unit is:

  • Encouraged
  • Discouraged
  • Directly influenced by the oldest male
  • Directly influenced by the oldest female
A

Encouraged

81
Q

The modern American family is considered to be:

  • Neolocal
  • Extended
  • Nuclear
  • Consanguine
A

Nuclear

82
Q

The process of socialization is:

  • Over after adolescence
  • An unfolding of in-born patterns
  • Over after childhood
  • A lifelong process
A

A Lifelong Process

83
Q

Both funeral and memorial service.

A

Funeral Rite

84
Q

The science of social group study.

A

Sociology

85
Q

Rites without the body present.

A

Memorial Service

86
Q

Rites with the body present.

A

Funeral

87
Q

Patterns identifiable in all cultures.

A

Cultural Universal

88
Q

Increased concentrated population.

A

Urbanization

89
Q

Loss of individual identity.

A

Anonymity

90
Q

Relocation, travel.

A

Mobility

91
Q

Loss of craftmanship.

A

Industrialization

92
Q

Strict departmental standards with little or no variation of the standards.

A

Bureaucratization

93
Q

A rite which deviates from the normal.

A

Non-Traditional Funeral Rite

94
Q

Contemporary funeral rite.

A

Adaptive Funeral Rite

95
Q

Devoid of religious connotation.

A

Humanistic Funeral Rite

96
Q

Completely devoid of any form of funeral rite.

A

Immediate Disposition

97
Q

Those rites which follow a prescribed ritual.

A

Traditional Funeral Rite

98
Q

An action with no symbolic content.

A

Ceremony

99
Q

Standard of behavior based on sacred beliefs.

A

Religion

100
Q

An action with symbolic content.

A

Ritual

101
Q

Must behavior enforced by government.

A

Law

102
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Standard of behavior non-compulsive.

A

Folkway

103
Q

The method by which social values are learned.

A

Enculturation

104
Q

Dictates what one must not do.

A

Taboos

105
Q

Social behavior as dictated by tradition.

A

Customs

106
Q

Must behavior of the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people.

A

Mores

107
Q

Abstract patterns of and for living and dying.

A

Culture

108
Q

Specified methods of procedure.

A

Rules

109
Q

Specific act or function dealing with death.

A

Rite

110
Q

Disposition of human remains devoid of any funeral rite at the time of disposition.

A

Immediate Disposition

111
Q

Funeral rites identifiable with pre-literate society.

A

Primitive Funeral Rite

112
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Moving and living in an area different from or other than the place of birth.

A

Neolocalism

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