Deck 4: Cant We All Just Get Along

Question 1

How did Durkheim come to his conclusion that religion is the worship of the group?

A)He analyzed totemism.
B)He analyzed Judaism.
C)He analyzed Catholicism and Protestantism.
D)He engaged in ideal-case analysis.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The famous 1956 book,The Functions of Social Conflict,was written by whom?

A)Emile Durkheim
B)Lewis Coser
C)Max Weber
D)Peter Berger

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to Robert Wuthnow,why don't we see more religious conflict?

A)Order is seen as humanly constructed; disorder is seen as transcending humans.
B)It leads to the decline of religious organizations.
C)People know little about religions other than their own.
D)Order is seen as transcending humans; disorder is seen as humanly constructed.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

As discussed in the conflict and cohesion chapter,using our sociological imagination,when religious groups clash,sociologists should

A)study the groups,not the characteristics of the people.
B)focus on the personalities of the individuals in each group.
C)attempt to understand what is wrong with the religions.
D)condemn such actions as unfaithful to the religions they espouse.

Question 5

In the Civil Religion of the United States,who are the most important theologians/religious scholars?

A)the Mainline Protestant clergy
B)the Supreme Court judges
C)Catholic Cardinals
D)the presidents of the nation

Question 6

Under what social arrangement is it most likely that religious violence will arise?

A)when there are multiple fundamentalist groups holding strong beliefs
B)when the religions are monotheistic
C)when there are divergences of roles-those in religion A are of diverse backgrounds while those in religion B are of similar backgrounds
D)when there are concentrations of roles-those in religion A are ethnicity X,those in religion B are ethnicity Y

Question 7

As the chapter on cohesion and conflict makes clear,when religion leads to conflict,it

A)almost always hurts the religious group.
B)almost always suggests the religion is false.
C)often is celebrated by other religions.
D)often leads to many benefits for the religious group.

Question 8

The books says that a main function of Civil Religion is to

A)allow for creativity in religious beliefs and practices.
B)limit religious innovation and religious diversity.
C)enable a unified people to have an focused object of worship.
D)allow diverse religious believers to share a national unity.

Question 9

The conflict and cohesion chapter asked,"Can't we all just get along?" Which of the following best captures the chapter's answer?

A)Yes,we can.
B)No,we cannot.
C)Yes,we can,and no,we cannot.
D)Religions are simply too complex to yet know.

Question 10

In the example of Father Giuseppe Puglisi and the Sicilian Mafia,Father Puglisi chooses

A)to work for justice and hence engage in conflict.
B)to work for peace and hence engage in cohesion.
C)to sit down with the Mafia leaders to work for a treaty.
D)to sit down with the Mafia leaders to instruct them in their wrongdoings.

Question 11

The God of the Civil Religion of the United States is most especially concerned with

A)democracy,individual freedom,the pursuit of happiness,and economic gain.
B)following the rules in the Bible.
C)obeying the laws of the nation.
D)the norms and mores of the American people,especially in how they relate to interacting with other nations.

Question 12

What is the definition of Civil Religion?

A)beliefs and rituals formed outside of institutional religion
B)beliefs and rituals organized around public squares to worship the group
C)beliefs and rituals related to a nation understood in transcendent terms
D)beliefs and rituals that arise from internal wars or conflicts

Question 13

According to the textbook,the BEST definition of religious conflict is

A)people or groups disagree as to how religion should be practiced or what theologies to adhere to.
B)fundamentalist groups,committed wholeheartedly to their beliefs,practices,and ways of being refuse to be tolerant.
C)groups acting against resistors to preserve or change religious beliefs,rituals,or ways of being.
D)conflict between a religious group and a non-religious group,caused by the clashing of worldviews.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT required for religious conflict?

A)seek a goal that is in opposition to another
B)at least two groups care enough to engage in conflict
C)action,not just thought or perspectives,is required
D)a fundamentalist religious group with strong religious views

Question 15

Why is it possible that a non-religiously motivated conflict is often attributed to religion?

A)because of concentrations of roles,with religion serving as a marker for other divisions between groups
B)because of the secular views of most reporters,who therefore often mistake group conflict as religious because the groups themselves are religious
C)because religion is everywhere,making it difficult to see other possible causes of conflict
D)because of the long history of religious conflict across the globe

Question 16

What is the Holy Book of the Civil Religion of the United States?

A)the Bible
B)the Qu'ran
C)the Constitution
D)There isn't one.

Question 17

In terms of a religious group's social cohesion,it is in its best interest to

A)engage in conflict with outside groups.
B)work for peace with outside groups.
C)engage in conflict within the group.
D)have a charismatic,popular leader.

Question 18

When Durkheim concluded that religion is the worship of the group,which of the following did he NOT mean by that conclusion?

A)Religion contributes to social cohesion.
B)Religion is invented by the powerful to serve its interests.
C)People experience the group to be a power above the individual.
D)Religion reminds members of the meanings of being part of a group.

Question 19

According to the chapter on cohesion and conflict,to maximize resource mobilization (that is,get members to devote more time and resources to the group and to make sacrifices for the group),a religious group should

A)engage in conflict with outside groups.
B)grow large.
C)work for peace with outside groups.
D)have a charismatic,popular leader.