Social factors

Question 1

What are 10 ways the religion plays a role in the lives of individuals and society? 
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Answer 1

promotes social integration eg. Common values/social control
Agent of social control: defines moral expectations/10 commandments
Promotes social welfare, eg. Vinnies, Caritas
Provides hospitals and care agencies
Provides education services
It rationalises and makes it bearable for individuals suffering in the world
Provides society with art, buildings etc…
Enhances self-importance: made in the likeness of God
Provides rituals to mark important occasions
Offers salvation/gives meaning to life

Question 2

What are cultural social factors?

Answer 2

Cultural encompasses the set of beliefs, moral values, traditions, language and laws (or rules of behaviour held in common by a nation or a community. Such as consumerism/materialism

Question 3

Give an example of a cultural factor.

Answer 3

Such as consumerism/materialism

Question 4

What is materialism

Answer 4

the preoccupation with the material world as opposed to spiritual or intellectual concepts

Question 5

Define social factor

Answer 5

things that affect our relationship with other institutions with society

Question 6

What are three original traits that oppose the religious ideals?

Answer 6

Non-generosity
envy
possessiveness

Question 7

Give a quote for materialism.

Answer 7

“Do not store up for yourself treasures on earth…But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” Matthew 6:19-20.

Question 8

How does family help interact with religion? (3)

Answer 8

introduces many key concepts that help us to develop in our religious faith
faith is reinforced
Through the family, we learn that one of the key purposes is to gather together as a community.

Question 9

Give an example on how family interacts with religion. Following in family footsteps. (4)

Answer 9

• importance of monogamous relationship, in the religion Roman Catholicism it is believed that God joins the couple together.
• family will inform the perspectives on individuals on trends such as divorce as the religious attitudes of the individual will be informed by their religious beliefs.
• therefore less likely to divorce
• They would be more likely to uphold the value of Marriage and procreate

Question 10

How is family gathering show how family impacts interactions with religion? (2)

Answer 10

• Impact upon the relationship that they have with religion because people learn that is is custom to gather as a religious community also.
• gather to share in special events such as the weekly celebration of the Eucharist and the sharing of the other Sacraments.
• making their own religious family

Question 11

Give a quote for family.

Answer 11

“As a mutual gift of two persons, this intimate union and the good of the children impose total fidelity on the spouses.” Gaudium et Spes.

Question 12

How do Catholics avoid the temptation of Materialism? (4)

Answer 12

Catholicism is about seeing the needs of others, especially those who are less abundent of things in the world
Consumerism is about unceasingly seeking to fulfil one’s own wants and needs.
Consumerism cuts people off from God and from others, a violation of what Jesus called the two greatest commandments.
If spirituality is nothing more than a comforting product, then its easily replaceable.

Question 13

Why does materialism influence how a person reacts with religion negatively? (3)

Answer 13

• the perception of happiness can be increased through buying, spending and accumulating material wealth
• People believe that acquiring material potions functions as a central life goal are the key to happiness and success that is judged by the material wealth
• Their meaning and purpose changes to wanting to pursue having more physical substances instead of a connection with God

Question 14

What are Three original traits which oppose religious ideals in general?

Answer 14

Nongenerosity: an unwillingness to give or share possession with others
Envy: desire for other people’s possessions
Possessiveness: concern about loss of possessions and a desire for the greater control of ownership

Question 15

How does non-generosity oppose religious ideals?

Answer 15

goes against helping others in greed for only yourself, especially those who are less abundant of things

Question 16

How does envy oppose religious ideals? (2)

Answer 16

goes against CST of stewardship as there is a want for more, which increases the waste of nature’s products God created for humans to take care of.
The need to imitate others above them on the social ladder out of jealously

Question 17

How does possessiveness oppose religious ideals? (3)

Answer 17

Religion becomes another thing to be consumed as their perception of happiness is believed to only come from acquiring more materials.
Temptation interferes with spirituality as this cuts people off from God and from others, a violation of Jesus two greatest commandments.
They become self-fulfilled by attaining physical substances to appear more sophisticated.

Question 18

State a societal contribution factor.

Answer 18

Family

Question 19

State a political social factor

Answer 19

Secularism

Question 20

How does family influence people? (1)

Answer 20

Through family people learn their basic knowledge of the world as children are more likely to follow their parents

Question 21

Give a statistic for family.

Answer 21

A Swiss survey it was found that if both father and mother attend [church] regularly, 33 percent of their children will continue to attend church. But if only one parent like the father attends church and mother doesn’t, only 3 percent of the children attend church.

Question 22

State a quote for materialism by a Pope

Answer 22

Pope Benedict XVI refers to this notion as the lure of ‘false idols’ while objectifying it by calling materialism, ‘poison that threatens to corrode’

Question 23

What is secularism?

Answer 23

Secularism is the principle that embodies the separation of government institutions and persons to represent the state from religious institutions and public actions or decisions are uninfluenced from religious teachings or beliefs.

Question 24

How is secularism a negative influence of religion?

Answer 24

Secularism promotes that religion is a deterrent to societal advance by involving needless fear and guilt, hindering progress, fostering social division and violence.
Because of this people will be distanced from their religious roots and religion and people will treat religion with a critical attitude

Question 25

How does the age of enlightenment affect religion politically?

Answer 25

emphasises reason and individualism over religious tradition
Scepticism, doubting of the truth of religion

Question 26

Give a stat for politics

Answer 26

Nearly a third of Australians (30 per cent) reported in the Census that they had no religion in 2016.

Question 27

What parties are associated with religion?

Answer 27

Catholics and the Labor Party

Question 28

How doe politicians respond to issues of a religious nature?

Answer 28

Politicians these days are scrapping swearing on the Bible in court