Religion and Social Change

Question 1

What Theorists see religion as a conservative force?

Answer 1

• Functionalism
• Marxism
• Radical Femin

Question 2

What Theorists see religion as force of change?

Answer 2

• Neo Marx

- Liberal Fem

Question 3

How do functionalists argue religions stops change?

Answer 3

• Everyone has the same norms and values due to value consensus
• Religion provides support and is a provision of meaning as its there is stages of life crisis

Question 4

How do Marxists argue religion stops change?

Answer 4

• Religion teaches and reinforces ruling class ideology

- Is a safety valve that is the opium of the people and acts as a cushion to the blow of inequality

Question 5

How do neo marxists argue religion promotes social change?

Answer 5

• Religion is an ideological state apparatus that teaches the working class to revolt against inequality
• Religious leaders are now more likely to speak out about exploitation,oppression and inequality e.g make the w/c more aware of there oppression and work with them to deal with this

Question 6

How do Interpretists (phenomoligcal) argue religion stops change?

Answer 6

• Religion is a sacred canopy that acts to shelter and protect people from uncertain events in life
• Provides a set of beliefs and values that help people make sense of the world
• Non scientific and helps people make sense of questions

Question 7

How do radical feminists argue religion stops change?

Answer 7

-Religion acts as place to promote patriarchy rather than social change e.g male dominated,written by a man &control over women

Question 8

How do liberal feminists argue that religion promotes social change?

Answer 8

-Headscarfs are liberating to women as it distracts male gaze and they aren’t overly sexualised

Question 9

What is calvinism?

Answer 9

This is a theory by weber that is argued to have brought about social change by providing cultural conditions that enabled capitalism to develop

Question 10

What were the two elements of calvinist beliefs that had brought about capitalism?

Answer 10

1) Pre Destination- They believed they were they were the elect who God had chosen for salvation and heaven and those who weren’t could never get there
2) The Protestant Work Ethic- Calvinists adopted a set of ideas and actions known as the protestant work ethic such as self discipline,hard work and thrift - Led to them being devoted to work which they called ‘Gods Calling’

Question 11

How did calvinism see religious change?

Answer 11

The rise in capitalism promoted social change as it saw the emerge of the industrial bourgeoise and the reaction of oppression in the WC