Chapter Thirteen

Question 0

Profane

Answer 0

That which is of the everyday, secular world and is specifically not religious.

Question 1

Collective consciousness

Answer 1

The body of beliefs that are common to a community or society and that give people a sense of belonging.

Question 2

Cults

Answer 2

A religious group devoted to a specific cause or charismatic leader.

Question 3

Polytheism

Answer 3

The worship of more than one deity.

Question 4

Secular

Answer 4

The ordinary beliefs of daily life that are specifically not religious.

Question 5

Transitional family

Answer 5

Families where one parent (or both) lives and works in one country while the children remain in their country of origin.

Question 6

Patrilineal kinship

Answer 6

A kinship system that traces descent through the father.

Question 7

Nuclear family

Answer 7

Family in which a married couple resides together with their children.

Question 8

Kinship system

Answer 8

The pattern of relationships that defines peoples family relationships to one another.

Question 9

Churches

Answer 9

A formal organization that sees itself and is seen by society as a primary and legitimate religious institution.

Question 10

Religion

Answer 10

An institutionalized system of symbols, beliefs, values, and practices by which a group of people interpreters and responds to what they feel is sacred and that provides answers to questions of ultimate meaning.

Question 11

Sacred

Answer 11

That which is set apart from ordinary activity, seen as holy, and protected by special rites and rituals.

Question 12

Polygyny

Answer 12

A marriage practice in which either men or women can have multiple marriage partners.

Question 13

Totem

Answer 13

An object or living thing that a religious group regards with special awe and reverence.

Question 14

Patriarchal religions

Answer 14

Religion in which the beliefs and practices of the religion are based on male power and authority.

Question 15

Monogamy

Answer 15

The marriage practice of a sexually exclusive marriage with one spouse at a time.

Question 16

Matriarchal religions

Answer 16

A religion based on the centrality of a female goddess or goddesses.

Question 17

Patriarchal

Answer 17

A pattern of family residence in which married couples reside with the family of the husband.

Question 18

Protestant ethic

Answer 18

Belief that hard work and self denial lead to salvation.

Question 19

Religiosity

Answer 19

The intensity and consistency of practice of persons (or groups) faith.

Question 20

Charisma

Answer 20

A quality attributed to individuals believed by their followers to have special powers.

Question 21

Extended families

Answer 21

The whole network of parents, children, and other relatives who form a family unit and often reside together.

Question 22

Sects

Answer 22

Groups that have broken off from an established church

Question 23

Bilateral kinship

Answer 23

A kinship system where descent is traced through the father and the mother.

Question 24

Family and medical leave act (FMLA)

Answer 24

Federal law requiring employees of a certain size to grant leave to employees for purposes of family care.

Question 25

Family

Answer 25

A primary group of people-usually related by ancestry.

Question 26

Matriarchal

Answer 26

A pattern of family residence in which married couples reside with the family of the wife.

Question 27

Rituals

Answer 27

A symbolic activity that expresses a groups spiritual convictions.

Question 28

Matrilineal kinship

Answer 28

Kinship systems in which family lineage (or ancestry) is traced through the mother.

Question 29

Monotheism

Answer 29

The worship of a single god.

Question 30

Church

Answer 30

A formal organization that sees itself and is seen by society as a primary and legitimate religious institution.

Question 31

Cult

Answer 31

A religious group devoted to a specific cause or charismatic leader.

Question 32

Sect

Answer 32

Groups that have broken off from an established church.