SOCIOLOGY OF FUNERAL SERVICE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What involves little or no moral insignificance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Folkways
__________&_________ have driven globalization since the beginning of trade. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Trade, commerce
The institution of the funerary is full of statuses and roles. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What involve behavior that carries moral significance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mores
What is an example of informal education? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Learning American Sign Language
from your older sibling.
What is an action conducted during a rite which may or may not have symbolic meaning to the
participants or witnesses of the rite? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ceremony
What is the most widely used symbol or set of symbols in a culture? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Language
Who claimed that the American funerary serves 2 important functions? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Kastenbaum
Which of the following is an idea of the central concept of socializtion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of
the above
Globalization is the process of connecting countries & cultures in economic, political, & social activities. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
, What is 1 of 2 important functions that the American funerary serves? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Providing a story about the loss of one of its members and the concomitant narratives of
the survival of the community.
The building blocks of society may be viewed in what kind of order? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hierarchal
Which of the following is a component part of culture? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of the above
Who coined the terms "social statics" and "social dynamics"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Comte
A social group is two or more who engage in a meaningful interation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The death of any individual has a large impact on the larger community. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
In 1900, what percentage of our population was dedicated to food production? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅>40%
What is an adaptive strategy that is based on high technologies and information rather that the
production of goods? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Post-Industrialization
Who was one of the first scholars/sociologists to write about the growth of bureaucracies and detail its
social arrangements? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Max Weber
Social anonymity is defined as, People are relatively unkown to the larger community. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
What is the last attempt on the part of the decedent to decry the anonymity of urban living? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Personalized funerary experience
One of the most profound changes (as it relates to the funeral professional) in urban life involves social
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅relatioships
AND ANSWERS
What involves little or no moral insignificance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Folkways
__________&_________ have driven globalization since the beginning of trade. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Trade, commerce
The institution of the funerary is full of statuses and roles. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What involve behavior that carries moral significance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mores
What is an example of informal education? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Learning American Sign Language
from your older sibling.
What is an action conducted during a rite which may or may not have symbolic meaning to the
participants or witnesses of the rite? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ceremony
What is the most widely used symbol or set of symbols in a culture? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Language
Who claimed that the American funerary serves 2 important functions? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Kastenbaum
Which of the following is an idea of the central concept of socializtion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of
the above
Globalization is the process of connecting countries & cultures in economic, political, & social activities. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
, What is 1 of 2 important functions that the American funerary serves? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Providing a story about the loss of one of its members and the concomitant narratives of
the survival of the community.
The building blocks of society may be viewed in what kind of order? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hierarchal
Which of the following is a component part of culture? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of the above
Who coined the terms "social statics" and "social dynamics"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Comte
A social group is two or more who engage in a meaningful interation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
The death of any individual has a large impact on the larger community. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
In 1900, what percentage of our population was dedicated to food production? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅>40%
What is an adaptive strategy that is based on high technologies and information rather that the
production of goods? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Post-Industrialization
Who was one of the first scholars/sociologists to write about the growth of bureaucracies and detail its
social arrangements? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Max Weber
Social anonymity is defined as, People are relatively unkown to the larger community. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
What is the last attempt on the part of the decedent to decry the anonymity of urban living? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Personalized funerary experience
One of the most profound changes (as it relates to the funeral professional) in urban life involves social
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅relatioships
