Which term describes religious organization of a loosely knit and transient kind ?
A. church
B. denomination
C. sect
D. cult
Religion Education and Health
According to Durkheim religion separates objects and symbols into the sacred and which of the following ?
According to Durkheim religion separates objects and symbols into the sacred and which of the following ?
A. the profound
B. the profuse
C. the profitable
D. the profane
Who theorized that we might be witnessing the clash of civilizations ?
Who theorized that we might be witnessing the clash of civilizations ?
A. Giles Kepel
B. Amartya Sen
C. Samuel Huntington
D. Michel Maffesoli
According to Steve Bruce (1996) which of the following was a factor in generating strong religious commitment in the USA as compared to Europe ?
According to Steve Bruce (1996) which of the following was a factor in generating strong religious commitment in the USA as compared to Europe ?
A. an evangelical strand of Christianity
B. a non-established church
C. a variety of new religious movements
D. late and very rapid industrialization
How has Grace Davie (1994) characterized the general religious position within Western Europe ?
How has Grace Davie (1994) characterized the general religious position within Western Europe ?
A. religious pluralism with many gods
B. believing without belonging
C. secularization against religion
D. belonging without believing
Weber,s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904/5) was part of a larger project to study what ?
Weber,s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904/5) was part of a larger project to study what ?
A. Christianity,s influence in the West
B. the influence of the world religions on social development
C. how salvation beliefs have shaped the modern world economy
D. the impact of capitalism on the world religions
Ludwig Feuerbach,s views on the alienation involved in transferring human values and ideas onto gods and spirits as distinct from human societies influenced the ideas of which classical sociologist ?
Ludwig Feuerbach,s views on the alienation involved in transferring human values and ideas onto gods and spirits as distinct from human societies influenced the ideas of which classical sociologist ?
A. Max Weber
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Vilfredo Pareto
D. Karl Marx
The teacher-expectancy effect is most closely associated with the_______________?
The teacher-expectancy effect is most closely associated with the_______________?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. anomie theory
Religion defines the spiritual world and gives meaning to the divine These are ___________ functions or religion?
Religion defines the spiritual world and gives meaning to the divine These are ___________ functions or religion?
A. manifest
B. latent
C. positive
D. negative
Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________?
Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________?
A. macro-level analysis
B. macro-level analysis
C. resurgent fundamentalism
D. the interactionist approach to religion