Religion as social institution

Question 1

It exists as an organized and integrated set of beliefs,
behaviors, and norms centered on basic social needs and
values.

Answer 1

culture

Question 2

It involves a unified system of beliefs and
practices that recognizes the sacred

Answer 2

social institution

Question 3

It is a belief system that relates humanity to the
transcendental or taken as extraordinary, inspiring awe, and
deserving of reference

Answer 3

sacred

Question 4

to the conviction or sensation that we are
connected to “the divine” through prayer or meditation.

Answer 4

religious experience

Question 5

specific ideas members of a particular faith
hold to be true, such as that Jesus Christ was the son of God, or
that reincarnation exists or variation of creation stories

Answer 5

belief system

Question 6

behaviors or practices that are either required or
expected of the members of a particular group, such as bar
mitzvah or confession of sins

Answer 6

rituals

Question 7

objects that we have collectively defined as sacred
such as Cross or the star of David or grooming practices

Answer 7

totems

Question 8

more well-established religious faith that are well- integrated into society such s Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, etc.

Answer 8

churchwes

Question 9

subgroups of religious practice such as Baptist
and Methodist

Answer 9

denominations

Question 10

faith with belief systems that are less formal and less
integrated into society and they tend to attract followers who are less disadvantaged such as Jehovah’s Witnesses and
Pentecostals

Answer 10

sects

Question 11

new religious groups and often disparaged as being secretive, highly controlling of members’ lives, and dominated by
a single, charismatic leader.

Answer 11

cult

Question 12

It is the set of rituals and sacred places, items, and objects,

Answer 12

cult

Question 13

Members of an organized religion are compelled to come up

Answer 13

creed

Question 14

It is a set of standard processes, organizational procedures

Answer 14

code

Question 15

All individuals who adhere to the set of beliefs of a certain religion are members of that religion’s
community of believers.

Answer 15

Community of Believers:

Question 16

Things that the church does for its members and for the outside world. These include such activities as having
regular services for the believers, putting up schools and hospitals,
and doing humanitarian services, among other things.

Answer 16

community services

Question 17

argued that “religion happens”
in society when there is a separation
between the profane (ordinary life) and the
sacred (extraordinary). A rock, for example,
isn’t sacred or profane as it exists. But if
someone makes it into a headstone, or
another person uses it for landscaping, it
takes on different meanings—one sacred,
one profane.

Answer 17

emile durkheim

Question 18

According to him, it was the ideas, beliefs, values and world
view of human societies that guided the way their members
acted, even in the economic sphere. Religion prescribes certain
guidelines of behaviour. It is in accordance with these guidelines
that followers direct or orient their activities. These guidelines are
incorporated in the body of religious ethics of each religious
system.

Answer 18

max weber

Question 19

Religion is the sigh of the
oppressed creature, the heart of a
heartless world, and the soul of
soulless conditions. It is the opium
of the people. It has a narcotic
effect on the mind.”

Answer 19

karl marx

Question 20

was based on the principle of the state choosing
an official religion and the state’s obligation to support such
religion

Answer 20

patronato

Question 21

states, “The separation of the Church and the
State shall be inviolable.”

Answer 21

Article II, Section 6

Question 22

states, “No law shall be made respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and
worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be
allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of
civil or political rights.”

Answer 22

Article III, Section 5

Question 23

a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized
as the supreme civil ruler, the God’s or deity’s laws being interpreted by
the ecclesiastical authorities.

Answer 23

theocracy

Question 24

Religion creates a false idea of community
in which creates a huge barrier to revolutionary change. The
bourgeoise used religion as a tool to keep the less powerful
proletariat pacified.

Answer 24

commonual essence

Question 25

Religion was just an extension of
working-class’ (proletariat) economic suffering. It serves those in
power by legitimizing the status quo and framing existing
inequality as part of a divine plan

Answer 25

agent of social stratification