lesson 10: religion and belief system

Question 1

is a vital agent of social control because it requires members of the religious organization to conform to its rules.

said by who?

Answer 1

emile durkheim

Question 2

the “opium of the people”. He argued that religion used to maintain the unequal social system.

defined by?

Answer 2

karl marx

Question 3

as an important factor toward the rise of capitalism

described by who?

Answer 3

max weber

Question 4

types of religious organizations

Answer 4

church
denomination
sect
cults

Question 5

Institutional organization that is considered as the most organized form of religious organization.

Answer 5

church

Question 6

The church as a formal organization has the following characteristics:

Answer 6

hierarchy
professional class
rules

Question 7

Religious organizations that have a large number of members but are less formal than a church.

Answer 7

denominations

Question 8

Religious organizations that tend to differ and oftentimes reject a larger religious’ beliefs. It is developed when
a group members are discontented w/ the beliefs of their denomination.

Answer 8

sect

Question 9

Small religious organizations whose
doctrines are outside mainstream
religious traditions

Answer 9

cult

Question 10

religions in the world

Answer 10

buddhism
christianity
hinduism
islam
judaism
confucianism