Exam 13: Secularization: Religion in Decline or in Transformation

One theoretical approach in sociology suggests that "humans seek what they believe to be rewards and avoid what they believe to be costs.In the course of one's life, however, certain desired rewards are scarce or are not available through empirical means, so supernatural compensators seem an appropriate solution.Therefore religion is not likely to disappear." This perspective is known as

According to Stark and Bainbridge, religious organizations are in the business of distributing

Which of the following would be a national shrine?

Which of the following is NOT one of the identified purposes of civil religion?

Which of the following would be holy days for civil religion in the United States?

Berger believes that secularization leads to

Which of the following is a dimension of secularization for some neo-secularization theorists?

Which of the following is NOT among the evidence that Stark and Bainbridge cite in support of their argument that secularization is self-limiting?

What do Stark and Bainbridge mean when they say that religion is "self-limiting"?

Which of the following would be a sacred text for civil religion in the United States?

Which theorist thinks pluralism increases anxiety about the meaning of life?

Which of the following would be a civil religion ritual?

Robert Bellah views secularization as

The characterization of religion as evolving into a system that is increasingly differentiated and complex comes from

Civil religion provides important functions

Some scholars contend that secularization has merely resulted in changes in the nature of religion, not in decline.Reflecting back on the distinction between various definitions of religion, which definition would be most likely to conclude that religion will change in nature, but that this change does not mean decline?

Which of the following is NOT one of the textbook's conclusions about secularization?

Who of the following NOT would be a saint of American civil religion?

Which of the following would be a sacred symbol for civil religion in the United States?