Sociological Analysis Of Church

As a society, we usually do not acknowledge the sociological environment we create amongst ourselves and others. That is because these environments and acts of society are a part of our daily life, and they become normal to us. An afternoon at church is an environment that is essential to many sociological concepts such as class stratification, discrimination, deviants, and more. Churches are built off morals, values, and beliefs. These lead to expectations of behaviors, thought, and appearance such as norms. Because of these norms, church going people are held to the stereotype type of being innocent, incapable of making mistakes, and Godly (depending on their beliefs). Before describing the elements impacting the inside of the church, I will explain …show more content…
Most people who cannot make it to the actual church are in the situation of relative property. Compared to more privileged people they may be disadvantaged in the area of transportation. Another sociological element would come into play with George Herbert Mead’s three stages of learning. The preparatory and play stages would be seen as a family is home preparing for church, and the children are mimicking and role playing as preachers, praise dancers, and shouting congregation members. Mimicking the preacher is disrespectful so depending on the parents would most likely chastise the children reminding them of their roles as children and the role of the preacher which is a respected and achieved status. Something that should not be mimicked but respected. Many sociological concepts are seen at the church also. Starting with arriving at the church, you will notice the different wardrobes members wear, the diversity of cars they drive, and the different ways some people carry themselves. These could be results of social stratification. Many of these people with the finer materialistic belongings may have more achieved statuses than others, and could possibly be higher in the class system. This allows them to have