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An attempt to explain the realationship between religion and other part of the society

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Macro-theory

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Seeks to explain religious phenomena on a more individual level rather than on a societal level

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Micro-theory

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Family based rituals and conversations

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Informal socialization

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Sunday school and collective rituals

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Formal socialization

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A theoretical framework that views all behavior in terms of our interaction with others

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Symbolic interaction

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What are the course objectives for this class?

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  1. ) Understand the historical development of the sociology of religion and its modern developments
  2. ) Understand the main theoretical perspectives in sociology as applied to the sociology of religion
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True/False

Religious identity is achieved through a process of socialization

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True

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True/False

The two main ways of defining religiosity are individual affiliation and group approach

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False

group affiliation and individual approach

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True/false

The main type of research method is experimentation

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False

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True/false

Anti-change dropouts fall away due to lack of motivation to go to church

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False

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True/ False

Males are nearly twice as likely to fall away as females

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True

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  1. ) How religious someone might be
  2. ) How intense their faith is
  3. ) Helps us to gauge socialization, conversion and adherence
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Religiousity

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  1. ) Community
  2. ) Practices
  3. ) Beliefs

Are all elements of…

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Religion

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Social order comes through a process of…

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Externalization, objectivation and internalization

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The stage of falling away that has to do with the person seeking out other alternatives to their current faith is _____

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Stage 2

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Four main types of research

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  1. ) Survey
  2. ) Interviews
  3. ) Participant observation
  4. ) Experimentation
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Objects, behaviors or stories that remind one of something else?

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Sumbols

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True/False

According to Berger and Luckmean social order is a human product or an ongoing human production

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True

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True/Flase

Religion is a “system of symbols which acts” in that the symbols does NOT provide a blueprint for understanding the world

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False

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3 types of functions

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  1. ) Meaning functions
  2. ) Belonging and identity function
  3. ) Cultural function
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What are the two primary ways of Religion functions?

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  1. ) Provision of meaning

2. ) Provision of a sense of identity and belonging

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  1. ) Overgeneralization
  2. ) Selective or inaccurate obersvation
  3. ) Illogical reasoning

Are all reasons why…

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Methods matter

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_______ symbols are those that help one interpret the meaning of life itself and that involve a cosmology or wordview

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Macro

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______ symbols are symbols that affect everyday interaction with others and that enhance daily communication and cooperation

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Micro

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Which symbol does not claim to explain the purpose of life and do not suggest values and beliefs that claim highest priority?

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Micro symbols

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True/false

Religion is NOT a “system of symbols which acts” in that the symbols provide a blueprint for understanding the world

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False

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What is the functional definition of religion in Robert Bellah’s words?

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A set of symbolic forms and acts that relate people to the ultimate conditions of their existence

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What is religion?

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Religion is a system of symbols which acts to establish power, pervasive and long lasting moods and motivation in people

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What is the difference between religious and spiritual?

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Spiritually is considered primary, more pure, more directly related to the soul in its relation to the divine. While religion is is secondary, dogmatic and stifling often distorted by oppressive sociopolitical and socioeconomic forces

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Is a religious identity ascribed or achieved. Describe

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Religious identity is achieved through a process of socialization, including both informal socialization and formal socialization

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What are the six kinds of drop outs?

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  1. ) Weary Dropouts
  2. ) Lifestyle dropouts
  3. ) Spiritual needs dropouts
  4. ) Anti-change dropouts
  5. ) Intermarriage dropouts
  6. ) Family tension dropouts
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  • Mostly under the age of 22
  • Nearly 75% of the young people in this category felt their parent’s pressure had pushed them away from church
  • Young people are also more sensitive to the perceptions of hypocrisy, repetitive pleas for money and unexciting worship services
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Family tension drop outs

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  • Lacking motivation to go to church
    -Find church boring and uninteresting
    No longer have children at home or a spouse motivating them to attend
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Weary dropouts

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  • Object Christianities moral teachings

- Would rather leave the faith than change their lifestyle to fit with the teachings of the religion

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Lifestyle dropouts

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  • They perceive that the church is not meeting their needs

- Often jump from church to church searching for one that fits all of their needs

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Spiritual needs dropouts

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-Object to changes in worship style or doctrine

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Anti-change dropouts

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-Marry someone outside of the religion and eventually they leave as well

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Intermarriage drop outs

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“A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden - beliefs and practices which unite into one single community called a church all those who adhere to them”

Is the definition of religion from who’s perspective?

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Durkheim

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Why is it important to study religion?

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  1. ) It has an important role in history
  2. ) It helps people understand the influence of popular culture
  3. ) It is an expressly human root that can help us understand ourselves
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What is externalization?

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Social construction of reality is born out of a need to bring order to the world

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Who wrote that “religion is the opium of the people?”

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Marx

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What are the four stages of falling away?

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  1. )First doubts
  2. ) Seeking alternatives
  3. ) Turning point
  4. ) Ex-role
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Time of initial questioning doubts are not public

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Stage one - first doubts

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The person seeks out other alternatives to their current faith

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Stage two - seeking alternatives

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The person makes a firm decision to leave their role in their faith tradition

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Stage three- turning point

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Once they leave they are viewed differently and must take on a new role to replace their religious role

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Stage four - ex role

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  1. ) Select a topic
  2. ) Define the problem
  3. ) Review the literature
  4. )Formulate a hypothesis
  5. ) Choose a research method
  6. ) Collect the data
  7. ) Analyze the results
  8. ) Share the results

Are all the steps to…

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The research process

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True/false

Sacred means what have to do to survive

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False

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True/False

Scientists are the most religious

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True

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True/False

Religion is eminently social

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True

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True/False

Beliefs cannot be structured

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False

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True/False

Surveys are a type of research for sociology of religion

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True

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Who inspired conflict theory?

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mARX

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True/false

Religion is expressly human

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True

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  • Once a part of a particular religious organization but no longer associates with any religious organization
  • No longer considers themselves to be of any particular faith tradition
  • May still have high internal religiosity or spirituality
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Apostasy

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Three types of “falling away” according to Welch

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  1. ) Lower religiosity
  2. ) Disaffliation
  3. ) Apostasy
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  • Someone who once professed to have a true and authentic faith
  • They no longer profess that faith
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Lower religiosity

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Characterized by a change in faith traditions

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Disaffiliation

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True/False

Durkheim describes what he called a civil religion in 1967

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False

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True/false

Religiousity is how strongly someone identifies with their faith

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True

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True/false

Sociology focuses on the social demons ions of religions, including the manner in which religion effects society and the ways the society influences relgions

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True

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A scientific approach is characterized by what two fundamental principles?

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  1. )Objectivity

2. )Methodological empicism

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