Chapter 15

what are some denominations of the christian protestant church

methodist and seventh-day adventist

in what ways does religion serve the role of social institution

all of the above

what do christianity and islam have in common

all of the above

the protestant work ethic was viewed in terms of its relationship to

capitalism

in what part of the world have confucianism and taoism been primarily practiced

china

which socialist perspective most emphasizes the ways in which religion helps to maintain social inequalities with a society

conflict theory

the main difference between ecclesia and denomination is

ecclesia are state-sponsored and considered an official religion

which perspective most emphasizes the ways in which religion helps to keep the social system running smoothly

functional perspective

a cultural universal is something that

is found in all cultures

megachurches tend to have

large arenas where services are held

social scientists refer to the use of a church to combat social injustice in the political real as

liberation theology

a sect

often believes it must be split from the larger group to return to important fundamentals

which of the following do the functionalists and conflict perspectives share

position that religion relates to social control, enforcing social norms

some controversial groups that may be mislabeled as cults include

scientology and the hare krishna

many stories in the sacred text of judaism are

shared by christianty and islam

which of the main theoretical perspectives would approach religion from the micro-level, studying how religion impacts an individual's sense of support and well-being

symbolic interactionism