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Sociology14vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Education | Children must acquire the knowledge, skills, behavior patterns and values necessary to become functioning members of society |
| Schooling | Formal education, which involves instruction by specially trained teachers who follow officialy recognized policies |
| Charter School | funded funded with public money but are privately operated and run |
| Bilingual Education | a system in which non English speaking students are taught in their native language until they are proficient enough in English to attend regular classes |
| The Sacred | anything that is considered to be part of the supernatural world and that inspires awe respect and reverence |
| The Profane | anything considered to be part of the ordinary world, and thus, commonplace and familiar |
| Religion | a system of roles and norms that is organized around the sacred realm and that binds people together in social groups |
| Ritual | a established pattern of behavior through which a group of believers experiences |
| Animism | a belief that spirits actively influence human life. Animals, plants, rivers, mountains, and even the wind are believed to contain spirits |
| Shamanism | a type of animism that believes spirits either speak to them directly or by making his or her soul leave the body and enter the spirit world |
| Totemism | a belief in kinship between humans and animals or natural objects |
| Theism | the belief in a god or gods |
| Monotheism | the belief in one god |
| Polytheism | the belief in a number of gods |
| Ethicalism | the idea that moral principles have a sacred equality, such as the truth, honor, and tolerance that serve as a guide to living a righteous life |
| The 4 organizational structures of religion | ecclesia, denominations, sects and cults |
| Ecclesia | a type of religious organization in which most people in the society are members by virtue of their birth |
| Denomination | a well established religious organization in which a substantial number of the population are members |
| A sect | a relatively small religious organization that typically has split off from a denomination because of differences concerning beliefs |
| A cult | a new religion whose beliefs and practices differ markedly from those of the society's major religions |
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