Sociology Key Terms Chapter 14 – Flashcards
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education
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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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schooling
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instruction by specially trained teachers who follow officially recognized policies
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mandatory education
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enforced schooling
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hidden curriculum
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transmission by schools of cultural goals that are not openly acknowledged
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tracking
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assignment of students to different types of educational programs
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bilingual education
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system of education in which non-English-speaking students are taught in their native languages until they can attend classes taught in English
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sacred
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anything that is considered to be part of the supernatural world and that inspires awe, respect, and reverence
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profane
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anything considered to be part of the ordinary world and thus commonplace and familiar
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religion
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system of roles and norms organized around the sacred realm that binds people together in social groups
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ritual
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established pattern of behavior through which a group of believers experience the sacred
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animism
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belief system in which spirits are active in influencing human life
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shamanism
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belief system in which spirits communicate only with one person acknowledged as a specialist
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totemism
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belief in a kinship between humans and animals or natural objects
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theism
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belief in a god or gods
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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polytheism
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belief in a number of gods
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ethicalism
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belief system in which moral principles have a sacred quality
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ecclesia
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type of religious organization in which all people in the society are members by virtue of their birth
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denomination
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well-established religious organization in which a substantial portion of the population are members
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sect
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relatively small religious organization that typically has split off from a denomination because of doctrinal differences
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cult
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religious group founded on the revelations of a person believed to have special knowledge
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religiosity
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importance of religion in a person's life
