Exam 3 Flashcards
controls designed to conform people to social norms
Sanctions
formal negative sanctions
Law
use of argument and compromise for agreement
Negotiation
deciding of an argument using a third party’s help
Mediation
deciding of an argument by a third party only
Adjudication
ideas of members of a culture concerning their reality
Worldview
ideas of spiritualism, supernatural, etc. beyond human control
Religion
like religion but individuals beliefs not the whole collective
Spirituality
enlivening of nature by a distinct spiritual being
Animism
enlivening of nature by impersonal power or spiritual potency
Animitism
person who enters altered state to acquire knowledge and help others
Shaman
rituals done during a personal crisis to bind individuals together
Rites of Intensification
rituals to mark individuals life cycle (ex. birth, marriage, death)
Rites of Passage
“Sympathetic Magic”
Imitative Magic
magic where contact has been made and then after it is broken influence has been done
Contagious Magic
belief, certain individuals have power to cause harm
Witchcraft
Magical procedure to figure out unknown things (ex. fortune telling)
Divination
bright pulsating geometric figure sent by nervous system and seen during trance
Entopic Phenomena
images seen during trance
Iconic Images
unwritten stories of european peasants perserved orally
Folklore
a sacred narrative, explains fundamentals of human existence
Myth
story told as true, but with no evidence about a memorable event handed down by tradition
Legend
a long oral narrative about events of a legendary person
Epic
a story situation in a folklore
Motif
scale systems and their modifications
Tonality
invention/discovery of a new idea, method, or device
Primary Innovation
modification of an already exsisting idea, method, or device
Secondary Innovation
spread of culture from one society to another
Diffusion
massive cultural changes when one culture comes into contact with another more powerful one
Acculturation
the extermination of one people by another in the name of progress
Genocide
the blending of foreign and indiginous traits to form a new system
Syncretism
radical change in political aspect of a society or culture
Revolution
customary ideas and practices passed on from generation to generation
Tradition
