Funeral Psychology/Sociology 1

Sociology

The science of social groups and its effects on funeral practices and disposition.

Arrangement conference, final disposition

In funeral service, where does sociology begin? Where does it end?

Anticipation of death, acceptance of death

In funeral service, when does psychology begin? When does it end?

Direct learning

Deliberate instruction that is taught by members of society.

Indirect learning

Learning through observing others in society.

Mores

Must behaviors that call for strong reactions from society when violated.

Taboos

Social prohibitions of certain actions.

Folkways

Different types of behaviors that are not as extreme as mores, but still create reactions from society when violated.

Laws

Rules that are prescribed by an authority that enforces its will.

Rules

Methods of procedure that may not punished but are frowned upon.

Symbols

Objects that represent a belief or idea.

Cultural universals

Common traits found in all cultures.

Ethnocentrism

The mindset that your own race, nation, group, or culture is superior to everyone else.

Cultural relativism

The mindset that all cultures and societies are equal.

Culture shock

A feeling of disorientation when you encounter unfamiliar circumstances.

Patriarchal household

The father or oldest male child rules the household.

Matriarchal household

The mother controls the household.

Egalitarian household

Both the male and the female have equal rights and governing powers in the house.

Extended joint family

The father, mother, their children, their sons, wives and their children

Nuclear family

The husband, wife, and their children

Blended family

A male and female and their children from previous marriages, sometimes together with children from their current marriage.

Civil union family

A legal relationship between two people of the same sex.

Cohabitants

Unmarried adults that share the same living quarters.