Some Aspects of Social Structure of a Mayayucatecan Catholic Community, Mani

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The aim of this paper is to describe and clarify several aspects of religio-cultural integration of a small Catholic community, Mani, in terms of social structure. The study focus is on the concrete description and analysis of responses to two photos and Story Questions to describe the degree to which pudz is a social fact and clarify a specific way of thought of people in Mani about pudz. The main findings are as follows. The scene that a young couple are talking at the front door of yard is interpreted as an occasion to pudz. Consequently the family members, especially parents, have to deal with this situation with great care and intension, keeping in mind the great possibility of pudz. This sort of watching or precaution is regarded as parents' duty and right as well. Reflectons of people in Mani on pudz center around feelings of regret or guilt. The theme of the third day punishment of pudz is parents' beating. A photo connoting beating is used to analyze the responses to the beating. The result was that the photo is interpreted as a scene of Father's beating his son and that children's disobedience or stubbornness to parents is the main reason for beating. Concerning parents' beating children, there is a tendency to positive attitude to beating for sound development of children.
2010-03-05