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20 Cards in this Set
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Simple supernaturalism |
belief that supernatural forces affect people's lives either positively or negatively |
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animism |
belief that plants, animals, or other elements of the natural world are endowed with spirits or life forces that have an impact on events in society |
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theism |
belief in a god or gods that shape human affairs |
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transcendent idealism |
a belief in sacred principles of thought and conduct. the goal is elevated sense of consciousness |
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Functionalist perspective (religion) |
all societies have religion of some kind 3 important functions -meaning and purpose -social cohesion and sense of belonging -social control and support for government |
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Marx perspective (religion) |
Religious ideologies restrict social change |
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Weber perspective (religion) |
Religion is the catalyst that produces social change Capitalism and wealth eventually became secularized Religion can reinforce stratification |
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Symbolic Interactionalist Perspective (Religion) |
religious groups can serve as reference groups religious symbols sometimes have meanings beyond those shared by the group |
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Rational Choice Perspective (Religion) |
religion is a rational response to human needs religion as a market place- different options are available to consume |
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church |
large, bureaucratically organized religious organization that tends to seek accommodation with the larger society in order to maintain some degree of control over it |
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denomination |
large organized religion characterized by accommodation to society but frequently lacking in ability or intention to dominate society |
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sect |
relatively small religious group that has broken away from another religious organization to renew what it views to be the original version of the faith |
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Cult(NRM) |
loosely organized religious group with practices and teachings outside the dominant cultural and religious traditions of a society |
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secularization |
process by which religious beliefs, practices, and institutions lose their significance in society and nonreligious values, principles, and institutions take their place. |
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Religious decline |
-decline of popular involvement in organized religion -loss of prestige for religious institutions and symbols -differentiation in social institutions -focus on things of this world by religious organizations |
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3 Causes of change in religion |
Modernization Democratization Globalization |
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health |
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being |
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Functionalist Perspective(Health) |
Health is necessary for society's function The sick role Illness is dysfunctional to individual and society as a whole |
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Conflict Perspective (Health) |
Political, economic, and social forces impact health and health care |
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Symbolic Interaction (Health) |
Medicalization Subjective Doctors determine "normality" new social control |
