Chapter Thirteen Flashcards
Profane
That which is of the everyday, secular world and is specifically not religious.
Collective consciousness
The body of beliefs that are common to a community or society and that give people a sense of belonging.
Cults
A religious group devoted to a specific cause or charismatic leader.
Polytheism
The worship of more than one deity.
Secular
The ordinary beliefs of daily life that are specifically not religious.
Transitional family
Families where one parent (or both) lives and works in one country while the children remain in their country of origin.
Patrilineal kinship
A kinship system that traces descent through the father.
Nuclear family
Family in which a married couple resides together with their children.
Kinship system
The pattern of relationships that defines peoples family relationships to one another.
Churches
A formal organization that sees itself and is seen by society as a primary and legitimate religious institution.
Religion
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.
Sacred
That which is set apart from ordinary activity, seen as holy, and protected by special rites and rituals.
Polygyny
A marriage practice in which either men or women can have multiple marriage partners.
Totem
An object or living thing that a religious group regards with special awe and reverence.
Patriarchal religions
Religion in which the beliefs and practices of the religion are based on male power and authority.
Monogamy
The marriage practice of a sexually exclusive marriage with one spouse at a time.
Matriarchal religions
A religion based on the centrality of a female goddess or goddesses.
Patriarchal
A pattern of family residence in which married couples reside with the family of the husband.
Protestant ethic
Belief that hard work and self denial lead to salvation.
Religiosity
The intensity and consistency of practice of persons (or groups) faith.
Charisma
A quality attributed to individuals believed by their followers to have special powers.
Extended families
The whole network of parents, children, and other relatives who form a family unit and often reside together.
Sects
Groups that have broken off from an established church
Bilateral kinship
A kinship system where descent is traced through the father and the mother.
Family and medical leave act (FMLA)
Federal law requiring employees of a certain size to grant leave to employees for purposes of family care.
Family
A primary group of people-usually related by ancestry.
Matriarchal
A pattern of family residence in which married couples reside with the family of the wife.
Rituals
A symbolic activity that expresses a groups spiritual convictions.
Matrilineal kinship
Kinship systems in which family lineage (or ancestry) is traced through the mother.
Monotheism
The worship of a single god.
Church
A formal organization that sees itself and is seen by society as a primary and legitimate religious institution.
Cult
A religious group devoted to a specific cause or charismatic leader.
Sect
Groups that have broken off from an established church.
