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Beliefs - Religion & Social Change - 5.3 Flashcards

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How can Religion be seen as a conservative force?

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Keeps things as they are, gives stability & social order, maintains beliefs on running of society, preserves the status quo.

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Theories seeing religion as conservative force

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> Functionalism (Consensus)
Marxism (Social Control)
Feminism (Social Control)

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Functionalism (Consensus)

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> Maintains social solidarity stops disintegration, through value consensus and dealing with stress.

> Agent of socialisation, maintains status quo, provides cultural basis for norms & values - legitimating them.

> e.g. Malinowski, Parsons, Durkheim

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Marxism & Feminism (Social Control)

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> Marxists & Feminists see religion as means of social control, in interests of powerful

> e.g. Marx - Ideological Weapon & false class consciousness, Feminism - Patriarchy & Subordination

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Weber’s General View on Religion as Force for Social Change

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Calvinism brought about spirit of capitalism based on pursuit of profit for its own sake rather than spending it on luxuries.

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4 Main Calvinist Beliefs

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> Predestination
Divine Transcendence
Asceticism
Vocation

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Predestination

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God’s predetermined souls saved ‘’the elect’’. This is decided from birth and is unchangeable

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Divine Transcendence

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God’s so great, no human can know his will, caused salvation panic in Calvinists, they didn’t know whether they’ll be going to hell or not.

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Asceticism

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Abstinence, self discipline & self denial, refraining from luxury, avoiding excess.

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Vocation

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Constant, methodical hard work in a job, but had no impact on salvation.

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Response to Calvinist Beliefs

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> Working hard was a solution to anxiety caused by beliefs on predestination, success could be sign of god’s favour & their salvation.

> Profit gained would be reinvested back into their businesses as they must live ascetically, to produce further profit.

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Why has Capitalism failed in other countries?

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> Due to lack of belief in system like calvinism, despite having factors e.g. trade, economy & legal system

> Lacked drive to accumulate wealth, calvinism was unique for capitalism to emerge.

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Hinduism - Failure of Capitalism

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Ancient India was ascetic religion, but was otherworldly focused on spiritual world.

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Confucianism - Failure of Capitalism

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Ancient China, despite being a worldly & material religion, it wasn’t ascetic.

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A03 Key Sociologists for Weber & Calvinism

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> Kautsky
Tawney
Parkin

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Kautsky A03 - Calvinism

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Capitalism already existed before Calvinism, only purpose of it was to justify ruling class domination & continue myth of divine inequality.

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Tawney A03 - Calvinism

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Technological changes not religious ideas led to capitalism, bourgeoisie adopted Calvinist beliefs to justify pursuit of economic gain.

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Parkin A03 - Calvinism

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Capitalism late to develop in Scotland despite presence of calvinism.

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How are Neo-Marxist views different to Marxist views?

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Sees how religion can be form of social change & developing class consciousness.

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How does Neo-Marxism agree with Marxist views?

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Religion exploits working class

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Engels

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> Religion stops change by disguising inequality, but also challenges status quo & encourages change.

> e.g. despite senior clergy supporting status quo, lower ranks in church hierarchy have supported protests

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Bloch - Principle of Hope (Neo-Marxism)

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> Religion has dual character, stops change but offers people idea of utopia & change for a better life

> Hope from religious belief inspires rebellion rallying people to bring a revolution, with aim of social change.

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Maduro - Liberation Theology (Radical) (Neo Marxism)

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> Encourages people to change society in Latin America, due to exploitation faced.

> Shouldn’t rely on aid from rich countries & behave in revolutionary way.

> Need for poor to put these ideas into action (praxis) & overthrow dictatorship, bringing about democracy, not threatening capitalism.

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Criticisms of Liberation Theology

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Pope rejected Liberation Theology & told priests to focus on religious duties.

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Penetocostal Challenges (Conservative) alternative to Liberation Theology

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Offers option for poor for individuals to pull themselves out of poverty, by changing their personal behaviour, in private sphere of family & church.

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Millenarian Movements (Worsley) (NeoMarxism)

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> Millenarian movements anticipate a transformative event that will bring about a radical change in society, often envisaging the end of the current world order and the establishment of a utopian society

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What is Hegemony?

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Ideological control ruling class have over working class.

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Gramsci on what ruling class (bourgeosie) rely on to maintain rule?

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Ruling class rely on consent to maintain rule, institutions e.g. Church maintains consent promoting hegemony.

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Why does Gramsci believe Control isn’t inevitable?

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> But control isn’t inevitable as working class have dual consciousness, they’re aware of exploitation & can see through ideology.

> So can create own set of ideas for social change, working class can win battle for ideas, producing own organic intellectuals

> e.g. clergy can help working class realise their situation.

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Criticisms of Gramsci - Underestimation

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Role of controlling political forces, held back the formation of counter-hegemony (political ideas which would have helped a revolution), due to working class fear of state violence or employment

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Billings - Religion & Class Conflict (NeoMarxism)

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> Coalminers & textile workers suffered from exploitation

> Coal miners struggled for recognition, pushing for social change due to their religious environment, but textile workers accepted the status quo.

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Briefly outline 3 Reasons why coal miners pushed for change & textile workers didn’t

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> Leadership
Organisation
Support

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Leadership - Textile workers V Coal miners

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Coal miners educated by organic intellectuals, learnt right from wrong pressing for equality. Textile workers lacked leadership

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Organisation - Textile workers V Coal miners

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Coal miners could use churches to organise meetings, but textile workers lacked such spaces

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Support - Textile workers V Coal miners

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Coal miners took part in activities e.g. hymns keeping morale high, but textile worker’s union activity was met with opposition by church leaders.

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Religion & Social Protest - Key Sociologist

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> Bruce (American Civil Rights Movement & New Christian Right)

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Aims of American civil rights movement - Bruce

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> Aimed to get equal rights, led by Martin Luther King using Christian values to gain unity & find common ground.

> Helped gain legitimacy & followers

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Methods used by American civil rights movement to bring change

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Protests, marches, boycotts & demonstrations

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How did their use of Religion make American civil rights movement successful?

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Involved in secular struggle, reaching out to sympathetic audience, embodying US constitution.

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4 Tools used by Religious Organisations during American civil rights movement to create Social Change

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> Moral-High Ground
Channelling Dissent
Honest-Broker
Mobilising Public Opinion

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Moral-High Ground

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> Pointing out hypocrisy of white clergy supporting segregation

> e.g. ‘’love thy neighbour didn’t fit in with racial segregation.

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Chanelling Dissent

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Ways to express political dissent safely e.g.

Martin Luther King funeral rallying point for civil rights cause.

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Honest-Broker

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Respected by both sides, so shared context for discussions

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Mobilising Public Opinion

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Churches act as network spreading support for campaign.

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Aims & Beliefs of New Christian Right - Bruce

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> Take USA back to God, before secularism & make LGBT & Abortion illegal

> Favour traditional family/gender roles, ban sex education in school & teach creationism.

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How did New Christian Right use media?

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> Owned TV channels, raising funds & programmes aimed at recruiting new members.

> Christian pressure groups strengthened links with Republicans.

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Why was New Christian Right unsuccessful?

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> Can’t cooperate with people from other groups e.g. Muslims even when campaigning on same issues e.g. Abortion

> Lacked widespread support strong opposition from groups favouring autonomy (people being able to choose what is right for them)

AQA A-Level Sociology Burnley College (36 decks)

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