Religion and Social change

Question 0

Define fundamentalism

Answer 0

They aim to keep traditional values and religious values against changes in religion

Question 1

Which perspectives see religion as conservative force? 3

Answer 1

Marxists
Feminists
Functionalists

Question 2

What two meanings might be conveyed by conservative?

Answer 2

Preventing change

Traditional beliefs

Question 3

What correlation did Weber identify?

Answer 3

Rise of cspitalism and the rise of types of Protestants

Question 4

Who were the calvanists?

Answer 4

A part of the Protestant faith who believed that god had already decided who went to heaven and who went to hell

Question 5

How did the Calvinists contribute to the rise of capitalism?

Answer 5

They wanted to live a successful life in order to get to heaven. They did this through working hard and earning a lot of money. Through this money they reinvested and became richer creating the very basic notion of a capitalist society.

Question 6

Give 3 criticisms of Webers work

Answer 6

SOMBART- Weber mistakes the views of calvanists - they were against greed
Capitalism did not arrive til much later
Questions of whether Calvinism is a direct correlation to the rise of capitalism

Question 7

Give 3 examples of religion performing Radical and Conservative change

Answer 7

IRA -northern Ireland
Martin L king - civil rights
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