More APY Flashcards
Deism
God does not have a relationship with his creation
Polytheism
Multiple deities influence life
Humanism
God figment of imagination
Monotheism
Only one God
Theism
Supreme beings control the course of all events
Human agency
Individuals have the ability and free will to determine and choose according to their personal convictions and beliefs. They learn, interpret, perceive and even manipulate the rules in certain ways, and often to suit their own interests. Initiative or action always plays a role.
Cultural adjustment or revitalization movement
If oppressed and significant number find unacceptable an influential leader may come to the fore, who will mobilize, organize and direct their sentiments into action. In extreme cases, this may take the form of an uprising or revolution. These changes are called vault yap adjustment or revitalization movement
Cognitive descent
Traces descent through both parents. Most common bilateral. Mo Fa, all 4 grandparents and 8 great grandparents
Unilineal
Trace descent only through one parent.
Patrilineal - fathers line.
Matrilininral - mother’s line
Cross cousins
MoBro Da/So
BrSi Da/So
Parallel cousins
MoSi So/Da
FaBr So/Da
Clans
Are not localized groups.
Clan names distributed from parent to child
Consequence is Exogamous - members cannot Marty each other
Endogamy
Rules to marry within ones own group is endogamy.
Example caste in India is prescribed
Totem
A totem refers to the use of a plant, animal or object as guardian or emblem of a group.
Constitutes a special bond
Nuclear household
Unit of production, consumption and reproduction. Natural family and discontinued after 2 generations.
