sociology chapter 12

A charismatic leader is most likely to be found in which of the following?

Cult

Which of the following religious organizations began as a cult?

Islam Christianity Judaism All of these responses are correct.

Which of the following concepts refers to the fusion of Christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character?

Liberation theology

Which of the following are reasons for the rise in divorce rates in the United States

Rising individualism Romantic love often fades. More women are less economically dependent on men All of these responses are correct.

Following Emile Durkheim, we would define as profane things we understand

in terms of their everyday usefulness.

The U.S. Census Bureau defines the "family" as

people living together who are linked by birth, marriage, or adoption

A system of marriage that unites only two partners is called

polyandry

An analysis of how religion supports the interests of a society's elites would fall under which of the following theoretical approaches?

Social-conflict approach

Which of the following nations stands out as the most religious of all high-income countries?

The United States

Secularization refers to which of the following

The historical decline in the importance of the sacred

Almost all adults who abuse children typically have what in common

They were abused themselves as children.

A family that includes parents, children and other kin is called

an extended family

A family composed of one or two parents and their children is called

a nuclear family.

In the United States, family violence is

a serious, often criminal problem

Religion is a social institution that is best defined as involving

beliefs and practices concerning what is sacred

A religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society is called a

church

Animism is the belief that

everything in the world is a conscious, living force that is able to affect us

Ritual is a matter of

formal, ceremonial behavior

In the United States, a recent trend involving parenting is that

more adults are delaying having children or choosing to remain childless.

In the United States, ________ are more religious than ________.

older people; younger people women; men members of sects; members of churches All of these responses are correct.

The concept of sacred refers to what is

seen as set apart from everyday life and extraordinary

A sect is a type of religious organization that

stands apart from the larger society

The claim that the United States is a post-denomination society is based on a movement

supporting spiritualism, but away from formal denominations

Karl Marx believed that religion

supports social inequality

Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with

understanding patterns of religious activity and their effect on society.