Exam 16: Religion

If Peter Berger read this data about belief in God by country,he would conclude that:

According to Max Weber,in order to understand what drives social action,we must try to understand what meanings social realities have for others.This is called:

Which of the following features was part of the social context of early-nineteenth-century America,a time when religious faiths were becoming networks for social change?

Which of the following is an example of how social solidarity and collective conscience function?

Marissa is a Catholic of Mexican descent and has recently immigrated to the United States.She studies the civil rights movement wanting to apply her findings to her immigrant community as they seek upward mobility and inclusion in the United States.She is most likely to:

Sacred things can include books,buildings,days,and places.From a sociological standpoint,the sacredness comes from the:

Which of the following reflects the growing trend of "buy and return" activity,or "religious shopping," in reference to faith?

The linking of social movements with religion demonstrates the:

Jamie is using secularization theory to study changes in a European society.She first studies education and notices that the public school curriculum began referring to God less and less and stopped using theistic explanations of historical and geological processes.She then turns to economy and politics,expecting to see:

Rather than trying to discover the truth in religion,as theologians do,sociologists tend to study religion as a dimension of social life.Briefly describe the approach sociologists use to study religion.Offer several reasons why sociologists study religion in the way they do.

The difference between evangelical Protestants and fundamentalist Christians is that fundamentalists:

A branch of Christianity believed that their souls were selected for salvation before birth.This is known as:

How is the profane being used to sell the sacred? How is this dynamic apparent in megachurches?

As is the case within Christianity,denominational divisions exist within Islam.The main division is between which two groups?

In the 1960s,Peter Berger wrote that pluralism would cause a ________ in which religion would lose its legitimacy as the ________ came apart.The result would be psychological malaise and a loss of meaning to life.

Jeremy used to be religious,but after he spent a summer doing antipoverty advocacy work in New Orleans,he became an atheist.He says,"I agree with Karl Marx! Religion really is the opium of the masses." Which of the following statements reflects Jeremy's agreement with Marx?

How could Peter Berger's idea of the sacred canopy explain why religious people tend to live longer and experience fewer symptoms of depression?

Explain what Karl Marx meant by the statement that religion is "the opium of the masses." Explain how Marx linked faith and social stratification.

Max Weber argued that Protestantism was central to the development of modern capitalism.How does the advice given by Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanac illustrate Max Weber's theory?

List and describe two ways in which black churches have played a stronger role in the secular lives of their congregations than white churches.What impact does this have on African American everyday life?