FSE2930 Prof. Review – Sociology
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Any disposal of the deceased without being accompanied by a ceremony or ritual in any way -
CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Disposition
What effect has the decline of the traditional extended family had on funeralization? -
CORRECT ANSWER - This decline has shortened the quality and time involved in
funeralization.
A family that consists of a father and mother and their unmarried children from previous
marriages - CORRECT ANSWER - Blended family
The technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments -
CORRECT ANSWER - Cremation
The immediate disposal of human remains without a public ceremony, viewing, visitation or
service - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Disposition
List the effects of Industrialization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive: increased
production, elevated income Negative: loss of craftsmanship, breakup of the extended family
A basic family group consisting of married female and male parents and dependent children,
living away from other relatives - CORRECT ANSWER - Nuclear families
What effect has extended life and institutional death had on funeralization? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Reduced our society's exposure to death 2. Led to an abstract concept of
death 3. Led us to be death denying within our own sphere of influence 4. Led us to devalue
human life and its fragility 5. led to an increased fascination with death and has led us to be a
more violent society
, A non-profit organization designed to assist in the disposition of dead human bodies -
CORRECT ANSWER - Memorial societies
A time when family and friends may gather to talk, share stories and comfort one another which
may or may not include the body - CORRECT ANSWER - Visitation
List the effects of Bureaucratization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive: availability of
modern conveniences Negative: cannot pursue individual activity without permission
List some of the characteristics of a Nuclear family. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Found in
urban and suburban regions 2. Interdependent upon other families financially 3. Unpredictable in
their family government style 4. Politically liberal 5. Less religious 6. Mobile in geographically,
educationally, and socially 7. Willing to have relationships with those who are not members of
their family 8. More willing to allow education at pre-school or day-care 9. Willing to be
employed in a different occupation than their parents
A family that consists of a parent either (father or mother, but not both) and any children of that
parent - CORRECT ANSWER - Single parent family
What impact does a death have on a nuclear family? - CORRECT ANSWER - Financially:
the death tends to have a great effect. Emotionally: the death tends to have a moderate effect.
Stability: depends upon the family style
List the 5 aspects of Funeralization. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Announcement of Death
2. Care of the Deceased 3. Method of Disposition 4. Ceremony or Ritual 5. Memorialization
Values or practices shared by all human cultures - CORRECT ANSWER - Cultural
Universals
The values, norms and material goods shared by a given group - CORRECT ANSWER -
Culture
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Any disposal of the deceased without being accompanied by a ceremony or ritual in any way -
CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Disposition
What effect has the decline of the traditional extended family had on funeralization? -
CORRECT ANSWER - This decline has shortened the quality and time involved in
funeralization.
A family that consists of a father and mother and their unmarried children from previous
marriages - CORRECT ANSWER - Blended family
The technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments -
CORRECT ANSWER - Cremation
The immediate disposal of human remains without a public ceremony, viewing, visitation or
service - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Disposition
List the effects of Industrialization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive: increased
production, elevated income Negative: loss of craftsmanship, breakup of the extended family
A basic family group consisting of married female and male parents and dependent children,
living away from other relatives - CORRECT ANSWER - Nuclear families
What effect has extended life and institutional death had on funeralization? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Reduced our society's exposure to death 2. Led to an abstract concept of
death 3. Led us to be death denying within our own sphere of influence 4. Led us to devalue
human life and its fragility 5. led to an increased fascination with death and has led us to be a
more violent society
, A non-profit organization designed to assist in the disposition of dead human bodies -
CORRECT ANSWER - Memorial societies
A time when family and friends may gather to talk, share stories and comfort one another which
may or may not include the body - CORRECT ANSWER - Visitation
List the effects of Bureaucratization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive: availability of
modern conveniences Negative: cannot pursue individual activity without permission
List some of the characteristics of a Nuclear family. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Found in
urban and suburban regions 2. Interdependent upon other families financially 3. Unpredictable in
their family government style 4. Politically liberal 5. Less religious 6. Mobile in geographically,
educationally, and socially 7. Willing to have relationships with those who are not members of
their family 8. More willing to allow education at pre-school or day-care 9. Willing to be
employed in a different occupation than their parents
A family that consists of a parent either (father or mother, but not both) and any children of that
parent - CORRECT ANSWER - Single parent family
What impact does a death have on a nuclear family? - CORRECT ANSWER - Financially:
the death tends to have a great effect. Emotionally: the death tends to have a moderate effect.
Stability: depends upon the family style
List the 5 aspects of Funeralization. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Announcement of Death
2. Care of the Deceased 3. Method of Disposition 4. Ceremony or Ritual 5. Memorialization
Values or practices shared by all human cultures - CORRECT ANSWER - Cultural
Universals
The values, norms and material goods shared by a given group - CORRECT ANSWER -
Culture
