Parsons: religion provides a source of purpose Flashcards
1
Q
Religion is the primary source of meaning in people’s lives
A
Makes sense of logical - illness or death
2
Q
Religion gives purpose to people’s lives - outlines central values
A
10 commandments
3
Q
Religion helps people make sense of difficult life events
A
Death - funeral to say goodbye
4
Q
Evaluation: needing religion
A
People no longer need religion to make sense of situations - we have other things of doing things
5
Q
Gods plan
A
If we teach people that events are put of god’s plan than these could create problems in society as people will believe there is nothing that than he done
