The Filipino concept of child, family and kinship relationship: From self-awareness to separation
Anak/c (the child) and its correlates mag-anak (the family) and magkakamag-anak/an (kinship relationship) were analyzed using the techniques in psycholinguistics. Other than the study of the etymology of anak/c, mag-anak and magkakamag-anak/an, the empirical evidence of the meaningful associations o...
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2018
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| Summary: | Anak/c (the child) and its correlates mag-anak (the family) and magkakamag-anak/an (kinship relationship) were analyzed using the techniques in psycholinguistics. Other than the study of the etymology of anak/c, mag-anak and magkakamag-anak/an, the empirical evidence of the meaningful associations of these conceptions were generated using the method of “asking around” (pagtatanong-tanong) in Filipino Psychology. A mag-anak/c is founded from anak/c and firmed up in Filipino parenting practices or pagmamagulang. The pagmamagulang fosters utang na loob. The anak/c is key to the mag-anak/c and to the magkakamag-anak/c-an. The care and nurturance of everyanak/c is of prime importance in the kamag-anak/c-an. Ritual relationships such as binyag a.k.a pag-aanak/c strengthens the magkakamag-anak/c-an and extends to other magkakamag-anak/c-an. This relationship and mutual understanding is also deeply rooted in utang na loob of the anak/c with the magulang and of the magulang with their ancestors and their whole clan. Thus, in the midst of modernization anak/c remains at the core of the Filipino consciousness as can be experienced in the cycle of utang na loob. © 2018 Humanities Diliman. All rights reserved. |
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