Sociology Beliefs: Social Change

Question 1

Religion as a conservative force:
(2 reasons)

Answer 1

-upholds traditional beliefs about how society should be organised
-it functions to preserve things as they are

Question 2

Religions functions:
Marxist

Answer 2

Religion and capitalism
-conservative ideology that prevents social change by creating false class consensus

Question 3

Religion function:
Feminism

Answer 3

Religion and patriarchy
-feminists see religion as a conservative force it acts as an ideology that legitimated patriarchal

Question 4

Religion functions:
Functionalism

Answer 4

See religion as a conservative force beacuse it maintains stability and social solidarity

Question 5

Religion as a force for change:
Calvinist beliefs
4 key areas

Answer 5

-Predestination
-Divine transcendence
-Asceticism
-The idea of a vocation

Question 6

Religion as a force for social change:
Calvinist beliefs
Predestination

Answer 6

-God has predetermined which souls will be saved
-people can’t change it

Question 7

Religion as a force for social change:
Calvinist beliefs
Divine transcendence

Answer 7

-God is far above any mortal
-Salvation of panic as they don’t know if they can be saved

Question 8

Religion as a force for social change:
Calvinist beliefs
Asceticism

Answer 8

-refers to self-discipline
-e.g refraining from luxary

Question 9

Religion as a force for social change:
Calvinist beliefs
The idea of a vocation

Answer 9

-Wealth and success was a sign of where they’d end up
-driven by work ethic and constant reinvestment due to no luxury’s

Question 10

Who studied Calvinism and when did it emerg?

Answer 10

-Weber
-Northern Europe 16th&17th centuries

Question 11

Critique of Calvinism
-Scotland

Answer 11

-Scotland had a large Calvinist population but was slow to develop
Marshall- claimed this was because of lack of investment and skilled Labour

Question 12

Religion as a force for social change: American civil rights movement

Answer 12

Bruce
-sees religion as ideological resource
-Describes the black clergy as the backbone

Question 13

Religion as a force for social change: American civil rights movement
-moral high ground

Answer 13

Bruce
-Black clergy pointed out the hypocrisy of white clergy who preached
“Love thy neighbour” but supported racial segregation

Question 14

Religion as a force for social change: American civil rights movement
-mobilising pubic opinion

Answer 14

Bruce
-black churches in the south success campaigned for support across the whole of America