sociology chapter 15
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 within a society
conflict theory
the main difference between an acclesia and a denomination is:
ecclesia are state-sponsored and considered an official religion
which persepctive most emphasizes the ways in which religion help 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 realm as:
liberation theology
what are some denominations of the christian protestant church
methodist and seventh-day adventist
a sect:
often believes it must split from the larger group to return to important fundamentals
which of the following do the functionalist 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 christianity and islam
which of the main theoretical perspectives would approach relgigion from the micro-level, studying how religion impacts an individual's sense of support and well-being
symbolic interactionism