sociology chapter 15

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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


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