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24 Cards in this Set
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Why do people have religion in their lives? |
1. identity 2. meaning/purpose 3. moral/ethical framework |
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Where do people get it from? |
1. social interaction 2. social group formation (community) 3. Social support and social networking *sometimes function as a second welfare state |
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How is religion reproduced? |
- shared ideas, values, doctrines, beliefs - performing religious ceremonies - Ascribed status/Membership - Tradition |
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Substantive definition of religion |
defining religion through content |
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Function definition of religion |
defining religion through what it does (i.e. creates shared identity, meaning, etc) |
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Natural science methods provide the most accurate and truthful knowledge of people and society |
Positivism |
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Love as a principle, order as the basis, progress as the goal |
Church of Positivism |
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3 Stages of Comte's Law of 3 Stages |
1. Theological (supernatural) 2. Metaphysical (abstract ideas and ideals) 3. Scientific (positive scientific knowledge) |
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Sociology as a new |
Positivist Religion |
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Non religious values, beliefs, institutions and worldviews gradually replacing religious ones. Rationalization has dominated society. |
Secularization Thesis |
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Neo-Secularization Thesis |
A society can respond to religion in different ways. Religion is one institution among others. |
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A world of rationality and science undermines and replaces religious enchantment. |
World of Disenchantment (Max Weber) |
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Marx and Critical Theory |
- Man makes religion, religion does not make man. - Religion as a form of Social Control - Explains and legitimizes inequality and injustice |
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Durkheim and Functionalism |
- Religion binds people together, social solidarity - Collectively shared symbols that unite all members through their identification with the totem - Collective representation - Collective effervescence |
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Elementary forms of religious life: what is the most essential, fundamental, elemental aspect of religion? |
division between the sacred and the profane |
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How might nationalism function as a type of civil religion? |
- the nation-state as a new type of sacred, civil totem - nation as functional replacement for group religion - rituals, beliefs, practice |
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"A quality of an individual personality, by virtue of which he is set apart from ordinary men and treated as though endowed with superhuman powers/qualities. [...] treated as a leader" What quality is this? |
Charisma. Seen in cult leadership/counterculture for example. |
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What is a subculture? |
Part of a larger culture (society) but also has a specific identity within their own culture. |
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What is counterculture? |
a type of subculture which rejects some of society's norms. Develop their own set of rules and standards for themselves, they defy the norms. |
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Charismatic leadership is |
revolutionary. Challenges other forms of authority. |
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New Age Spirituality shifts |
1. from public to private practice 2. from collective to individualistic |
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Hybrid and non-authoritarian |
New Age Spirituality |
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Syncretistic Approach |
- meaning combining of different beliefs |
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belief and faith without proof is identical to |
superstitition (Dawkins) |