4.3a Beliefs - Religion & Social Change Flashcards
Which sociologist looked at Calvinism as an example of a religion that caused social change?
Max Weber
What were the 2 beliefs that Calvinists had that contributed to the change of the definition of capitalism?
- Predestination
- Divine Transcendence
What were the 2 actions that Calvinists used to actually change the definition of capitalism?
- Asceticism
- The idea of vocation
What was the term given to the notion that they had changed the definition of capitalism from earning money to consume, to earning money for the sake of having wealth?
Elective Affinity
Why wasn’t Confucianism as successful as Calvinism?
It didn’t focus on asceticism
Why wasn’t Hinduism as successful as Calvinism?
It focused too much on other-worldly benefit
Define Asceticism
Self-discipline and self-denial
Define Predestination
God has already decided who was going to enter heaven
Define Divine Transcendence
God was completely separate to human beings
Who looked at religion and Social protest?
Bruce
Which 4 factors made the Civil Rights Movement successful in being able to protest for change?
- Taking the moral high ground
- Channelling dissent
- Acting as an honest broker
- Mobilising public opinion
Why were the New Christian Right unsuccessful in bringing about change?
- Lacked widespread support
- The campaigners find it very difficult working with other religions even if they had the same views
- Came in for intense criticism from opposing groups
- America is a liberal society which is based on democracy
