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MARK EUGENE MENDOZA
5th YR BS ARCHITECTURE

CULTURAL VALUES & SOCIOLOGY w/

ANTHROPOLOGY

PRACTICES
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Beliefs in:
1) Fate / Kapalaran
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Beliefs in:
2) Predestination
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Beliefs in:
3) Horoscope
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Beliefs in:
4) Hula (Fortune Telling)
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Fatalism persists when a Filipino accepts his pain & frustration with
resignation & tolerance
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Can be minimized if parents, teachers, elders emphasize to the
individual
-1) the value of hard work & savings
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Can be minimized if parents, teachers, elders emphasize to the
individual
2) personal achievement
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Can be minimized if parents, teachers, elders emphasize to the
individual
3) that environment can be controlled
“SUERTE”, “TADHANA”,
“MALAS”, “BUENAS”
FORMS OF FATALISM
Can be minimized if parents, teachers, elders emphasize to the
individual
4) that life is what we make it
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
Beliefs on the “unseen things” persist in our thoughts as we imagine
them to exist in our material world
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
Many people believe that spirits possess supernatural powers,
So as they will not harm us nor bring us bad luck
1)we pray to them
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
Many people believe that spirits possess supernatural powers,
So as they will not harm us nor bring us bad luck
2) offer food to the “anitos” & “anitas”
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
Many people believe that spirits possess supernatural powers,
So as they will not harm us nor bring us bad luck
3)we ask them to cure illness
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
Many people believe that spirits possess supernatural powers,
So as they will not harm us nor bring us bad luck
4) provide safety
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
Many people believe that spirits possess supernatural powers,
So as they will not harm us nor bring us bad luck
5) provide good harvest & luck
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
These beliefs are deeply rooted in our culture
EXISTENCE OF SPIRITS,
GHOSTS, & SUPER NATURAL
BEINGS
Young children believe in these “beings” because of
the practice of parents, grandparents, & yayas to
frighten the children to stop crying or make them
sleep