FSE 2930 Funeral Service Compend Midterm
Glossary Questions And Answers
Blended family ANS household or family unit created by one male and one female and the
children from their previous marriages and may include children from the present marriage
Ceremony ANS instrumental action dealing with death, expressional and may be symbolic
(example: releasing doves)
Cultural assimilation ANS process by which a person or group's language and/or culture come to
resemble those of another group
Cultural universal ANS common traits or patterns found in all cultures
Culture ANS rules, ideas, and beliefs shared by members of society and for living and dying,
either learned directly or indirectly
Customs ANS social behavior as dictated by the tradition of the people
Egalitarian ANS male and female have equal rights, duties, and governing power
Enculturation ANS socialization, method by which the social values are internalized/learned
Extended (joint) family ANS a household consisting of father and mother, all their children, their
son's wives and children (except married daughters)
Folkways ANS behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the
same society, do not call for a strong reaction from society if violated
Funeral rites ANS any funeral event performed in a prescribed manner
,Funeral service ANS rites with body present
Funeralization ANS process involving all activities associated with the funeral rite, or the process
of planning and executing a service
Memorial service ANS rite without body present
Modified extended family ANS household created by related nuclear families and/or friendships
Mores ANS must behavior, the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people as
related to treatment of the dead which calls for a strong reaction from society if violated
Norms ANS group held belief about how members should behave in a given context
Nuclear family ANS household consisting of one man and one woman married to eachother and
their children (if any)
Ritual ANS any single action or series of actions performed during a rite which contains
symbolic meaning (example: releasing of doves)
Rite ANS any event performed in a prescribed manner
Sociology ANS science of social groups and the processes that tend to maintain or change these
forms of organizations and the relations between groups of individuals
Taboo ANS social prohibition of certain actions
Appellate court ANS courts hearing cases appealed from a lower court
, Bear ANS person in possession of any instrument
Bilateral contract ANS consists of mutual promises
Bill of Lading ANS contract existing between the consignor and the carrier
Bill of sale ANS a document of conveyance which provides written evidence of one's title to
tangible personal property
Business law ANS those rules of conduct prescribed by a government and its agencies in
regulating business transactions
Cashier's check ANS a check drawn on a bank's own funds and signed by a responsible bank
official
Certified check ANS check for which the bank assures that the drawer has sufficient funds to
make payment
Check ANS an order by a depositor on the bank to pay a sum of money to a payee
Civil law ANS body of law concerned with private or purely personal rights
Complaint ANS petition, the written request which initiates a civil lawsuit
Cosignee ANS one to whom goods are shipped by common carrier
Consignor ANS one who ships goods by common carrier
Glossary Questions And Answers
Blended family ANS household or family unit created by one male and one female and the
children from their previous marriages and may include children from the present marriage
Ceremony ANS instrumental action dealing with death, expressional and may be symbolic
(example: releasing doves)
Cultural assimilation ANS process by which a person or group's language and/or culture come to
resemble those of another group
Cultural universal ANS common traits or patterns found in all cultures
Culture ANS rules, ideas, and beliefs shared by members of society and for living and dying,
either learned directly or indirectly
Customs ANS social behavior as dictated by the tradition of the people
Egalitarian ANS male and female have equal rights, duties, and governing power
Enculturation ANS socialization, method by which the social values are internalized/learned
Extended (joint) family ANS a household consisting of father and mother, all their children, their
son's wives and children (except married daughters)
Folkways ANS behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the
same society, do not call for a strong reaction from society if violated
Funeral rites ANS any funeral event performed in a prescribed manner
,Funeral service ANS rites with body present
Funeralization ANS process involving all activities associated with the funeral rite, or the process
of planning and executing a service
Memorial service ANS rite without body present
Modified extended family ANS household created by related nuclear families and/or friendships
Mores ANS must behavior, the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people as
related to treatment of the dead which calls for a strong reaction from society if violated
Norms ANS group held belief about how members should behave in a given context
Nuclear family ANS household consisting of one man and one woman married to eachother and
their children (if any)
Ritual ANS any single action or series of actions performed during a rite which contains
symbolic meaning (example: releasing of doves)
Rite ANS any event performed in a prescribed manner
Sociology ANS science of social groups and the processes that tend to maintain or change these
forms of organizations and the relations between groups of individuals
Taboo ANS social prohibition of certain actions
Appellate court ANS courts hearing cases appealed from a lower court
, Bear ANS person in possession of any instrument
Bilateral contract ANS consists of mutual promises
Bill of Lading ANS contract existing between the consignor and the carrier
Bill of sale ANS a document of conveyance which provides written evidence of one's title to
tangible personal property
Business law ANS those rules of conduct prescribed by a government and its agencies in
regulating business transactions
Cashier's check ANS a check drawn on a bank's own funds and signed by a responsible bank
official
Certified check ANS check for which the bank assures that the drawer has sufficient funds to
make payment
Check ANS an order by a depositor on the bank to pay a sum of money to a payee
Civil law ANS body of law concerned with private or purely personal rights
Complaint ANS petition, the written request which initiates a civil lawsuit
Cosignee ANS one to whom goods are shipped by common carrier
Consignor ANS one who ships goods by common carrier
