Sociology Beliefs: Ideology And Science

Question 1

Sociology: beliefs
Open belief system

Answer 1

Popper
-science is governed by falsification
-builds on achivments of past scientists

Question 2

Sociology: beliefs
Closed belief systems

Answer 2

-religion is a closed belief system as it cannot be challanged
-holds absolute truth
-there is always a get out clause for religion

Question 3

Sociology: beliefs
Functionalism: nationalism

Answer 3

-nationalism as civil religion
-people are unwilling to belive in supernatural but are willing to be part of a nation
-United regardless of religion or class
-education plays important role in creating social solidarity

Question 4

Sociology: beliefs
Modernity and nationalism

Answer 4

Gellner
-false class consciousness
-nations haven’t existed since dawn of time
-used to be smaller communities
-modern states education uses nationalism to make econmic and social interaction easier
-nationalism is used as an ideology to motivate the population

Question 5

Sociology: beliefs
Feminism and ideology

Answer 5

-gender difference in all societies
-religious beliefs have defined women as inferior
-usually beacuse of childbirth

Question 6

Sociology: beliefs
Feminism and ideology
However:

Answer 6

-there is evidence that before monotheistic religions, matriarchal religions were wide spread

Question 7

Sociology: beliefs