Socialists define religion in four ways, first by identifying whether there is a belief in some kind of super natural power, second if there is an expression of belief through collective worship. Sociologists also define religion by identifying if there is a presence of a force which unifies society, and if there are a set of morals which guide behavior. There are also substantive definitions of religion, these define religion by suggesting there has to be a belief in the supernatural, a being with
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can test the knowledge in an attempt to disprove it. If they fail it remains valid. Thirdly it is objective. Exemplar answers for question 1b): Candidate A Secularisation means society is less religious. Some sociologists think this a fact but others are not convinced. Maybe it’s just religion is changing and people are finding different ways to be religious. Figures for the number of people attending church show there has been a big decline over the years. In Victorian
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“Evaluate the view that religion is an important source of moral values in contemporary societies” The debate as to whether religion is a vital source of moral values in contemporary society is continuous. Sociologists aim to know and understand exactly how and if religion plays any role in current society. This leads us to ask what exactly religion is. According to sociologists, there are three main ways of defining religion: substantive, functional and social constructionist. Max Weber (1905)
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Assess the view that science has replaced religion as the main ideological influence in society today. 33. On the one hand it is argues that science has replaced religion as the main ideological function because of the increase in technology, science, and secularisation. However, on the other hand it is argued that religion is still influential and evident in society because of the functions is still performs, thus science has not replaced religion. in comparison to these two views, Marxists
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University Individual Project # 1 Religion as a Social Institution Donald Ricker Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for SOC 205 Introduction to Sociology By Ray Cordero Colorado Springs, Colorado November 2010 Abstract Religion is just one of the many functions that make up social institutions. Understanding the definition of a social institution can be key to understanding human behavior. Recognizing religion’s overall function within this social institution
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Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole.[1][2] For many the term usually refers to Christians and churches belonging to the Roman Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See.[3] For others it refers to the churches of the first millennium, including, besides the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox
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Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion There are many functions of religion, one of the functions according to functionalist is meaning and purpose. This is the idea that religion is a source to give a person a meaning or a purpose of their life or to have a meaning for a society or group of people as well as an individual. For example in South Korea the people of that society started to follow the Christianity religion after South and North Korea became separate and North Korea
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whereby people rank and evaluate each other as superior and, on the basis of such evaluations, inequality rewarded one another with wealth authority, power and prestige. One result of each differentiation is the creation of a number of levels within society. Meaning, Nature, and Importance of Stratification * Different Views for Social Stratification: * Social Structure – status, social roles into ranked orders * Social Problem – discontentment and social justice * Importance
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Assess the Functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individual members? (18) Functionalists see religion in a positive light and as it is a key institution of society. This differs from the Marxist and Feminist view that religion is there to simply reinforce the oppression. For functionalists, society’s key need is for social solidarity and order enabling members to cooperate. Religion ensures that this is maintained, and individuals do not pursue their own selfish
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Identify and explain 3 functions that religion could be said to be carrying out in modern Britain (9 marks) There are many functions that religion could be said to be carrying out in modern Britain today. One of these is that it promotes a sense of belonging to its members. This motivates members of society by helping them to overcome certain things which would potentially put us down. As well as this is gives members within society support to achieve certain goals in life with religious figures
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