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What is a conservative force?

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Maintaining traditional norms and keeping society how it is

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What is a force for social change?

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Religion can change society and help to move it forwards

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What do functionalists believe the function of religion is?

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To create social harmony and reinforce the value consensus

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What is the value consensus?

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Widespread agreement around main values in society which maintains social order

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What are the 4 functionalist theories of religion?

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Religion unites people
Religion answers ultimate Q’s
Religion provides comfort
Religion integrate you into society

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Who is the theorist for religion uniting people?

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Durkheim

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What are the sacred things?

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Things that inspire feelings of awe and wonder

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What is the profane?

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Things that have no special significance

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What theory is the sacred and profane associated with?

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Religion unites people- functionalism

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What is totemism?

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Worshipping a sacred object

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What do functionalists believe about totemism?

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People are really worshipping society which creates social glue

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How do people worship society?

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Through ceremonies and rituals

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How does religion unite people?

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The commitment and identity of religion creates a collective conscience and sense of belonging

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What does Durkheim believe religion prevents?

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Rapid social change which could damage society

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Who is the functionalist theorist for religion answers untimate Q’s?

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Parsons

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What does ‘religion answers ultimate Q’s’ mean?

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It answers questions about the meaning of life and gives a sense of justice for bad things that happen

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Who is the theorist for religion provides comfort?

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Malinowski

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When are the 2 times religion provides comfort?

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When the outcome is important but uncontrollable and uncertain
Life crises

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What was the study for outcome being uncontrollable?

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A tribe fishing in the ocean could be dangerous so they performed a ritual (canoe magic) and they would return safely which gave them some control

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What is an example of religion providing comfort in a life crisis?

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Funeral services

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How can funeral services provide comfort?

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Beliefs of life after death
Support from friends and relatives when experiencing grief and stress

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Who is the theorist for religion integrates society?

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Bellah

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What kind of society is America according to Bellah?

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Multi- faith society

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What is civil religion?

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A belief that attaches sacred qualities to society itself

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What does American civil religion involve?

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Loyalty to the nation and belief in God (true American)

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What is an example of Americans practicing civil religion?

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Pledge of allegiance to the flag
Singing national anthem

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How can civil religion integrate people into society?

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Binds people in America together from many different ethnic and religious backgrounds

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What are the 3 Marxist theories of religion?

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Religion provides comfort
Religion maintains capitalism
Religion legitimates the hierarchy

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Who is the Marxist theorist for religion provides comfort?

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Marx

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How does religion provide comfort according to Marxists?

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It promises an afterlife which distracts from the unhappiness caused by capitalism

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How are the WC exploited?

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They are made to work in dehumanising conditions

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Why do the exploited WC turn to religion for comfort?

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It is a form of meaning and consolation as to why they are treated how they are

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What is the opium of the people?

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Religion acts as a drug to dull the pain of exploitation but it just masks the exploitation

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Who are the 2 theorists for religion maintaining capitalism?

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Marx
Lenin

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What is ideology?

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Distorts people’s perception of reality and serves the interests of the ruling class

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How does religion maintain capitalism?

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It justifies the suffering of the poor as something God-given and that they will be favoured in the afterlife

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What is a false class consciousness?

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A distorted view of reality that prevents the poor from acting to change their situation

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What is spiritual gin?

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An intoxicant given out by ruling class to confuse the WC and keep them in their place

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What does Lenin believe about religion maintaining capitalism?

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The ruling class create a mystical fog that obscures reality

40
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How does religion legitimate the hierarchy?

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Disobedience is seen as a sin to Gods authority so reinforces the power and privilege of the ruling class

41
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What is an example of religion legitimating the hierarchy?

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Hindu caste system

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What is the Hindu caste system?

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A hierarchy within Hinduism that tells you your place within society and their religion

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What are the 4 feminist theories that religion oppresses women?

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Legitimates gender hierarchy
Maintains patriarchy
Segregates the sexes
Instrument of male domination

44
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Who is the theorist for religion legitimising gender hierarchy?

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De Beauvoir

45
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Religion legitimates the gender hierarchy through…

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Sacred texts

46
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How do sacred texts reinforce gender hierarchy? (4 ways)

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Men claim their authority comes from God
Women closer to god as long as passive
False consciousness- false belief they will be rewarded
Anti-female stereotypes

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What do sacred texts largely feature?

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Male gods and prophets

48
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What do they believe about Eve?

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That she created the ‘original sin’

49
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Who is the feminist theorist for religion maintaining patriarchy?

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Armstrong

50
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Religion maintains patriarchy through…

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Religious organisations

51
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How do religious organisations maintain patriarchy?

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Male dominated even though more women participate in religion

52
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What is an of religious organisations maintaining patriarchy?

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Women not allowed to be priests

53
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What does Holm believe?

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Women face a stained glass ceiling

54
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Who is the feminist theorist for religion segregating the sexes?

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Holm

55
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Religion segregates the sexes through…

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Places of worship

56
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What are examples of places of worship segregate the sexes?

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Seating them behind screens while men have the more central spaces
Taboos regarding menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth eg. not being allowed to touch Qu’ran during periods

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How do places of worship segregate the sexes?

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Women marginalised and their participation is restricted through the way the building is set out for men to be the centre of attention

58
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Religion is dominated by men through…

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Laws and customs

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How do laws act as an instrument of male domination?

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Religious laws give women fewer rights than men and reinforce the traditional domestic role done by women

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What is an example of laws and customs which act as an instrument of male domination?

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Access to divorce
Decision making
Dress codes

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Who is the theorist for religion being an instrument of male domination?

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Woodhead?

62
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What did Woodhead say about religion being male dominated?

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Women not allowed to be priests shows the Churches unease about women’s inclusion

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What are the 4 feminist theories that religion doesn’t oppress women?

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Culture is oppressive, not religion
Religious organisations do not maintain patriarchy
Religious forms of feminism
Religion empowers women

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Who is the theorist for culture being oppressive?

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El Sadaawi

65
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How is culture oppressive instead of religion?

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Women’s subordination is due to patriarchal forms in society and not religion

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why did El Sadaawi say that religion however might be oppressive?

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Society has re-shaped religion and men have reinterpreted beliefs to favour patriarchy

67
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How is the power of men being legitimised through religion?

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Monotheism- believing in one God

68
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Why do religious organisations not maintain patriarchy?

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There has been a march of progress

69
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What kind of feminist believes in a march of progress?

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Liberal

70
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What is an example of organisations not maintaining patriarchy?

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Church of England now allow women priests

71
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Who is the theorist for religious forms of feminism?

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Woodhead

72
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What does religious forms of feminism mean?

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Many religions aren’t patriarchal and women use religion to gain freedom and respect

73
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What is an example of religious feminism?

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Wearing a hijab may symbolise resistance to oppression but is seen as a symbol of oppression to other people

74
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Why do some women wear hijabs?

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For more opportunities as it frees women from the male gaze and escapes the confines of the home

75
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How does religion empower women?

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New age movements allow women to have high positions which empowers them to take on a dominant role

76
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What does Butler say about religion empowering women?

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Hijab is a sense of their identity and they are embracing their religion

77
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Who is the theorist for religion being a force of change?

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Weber

78
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What does Weber believe about religion being a force of change?

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That Protestant beliefs helped the development of capitalism in Europe

79
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What is Calvinism?

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Teachings of pre-destination that taught self-discipline and hard work with a promise of economic success is they did this

80
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What has Calvinism lead to?

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Meanings could change society and lead to a more skilled workforce which created profits for our newly capitalist society?

81
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who is the Neo-Marxist theorist for counter-hegemony?

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Gramsci

82
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What is counter-hegemony?

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The ruling class is questioned in some societies in relation to power and control due to religion being a strong force of change

83
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What are 2 examples of counter-hegemony?

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Martin Luther King
Malcolm X

84
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What is Liberation theology?

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The combination of teachings for Christianity and Marxism

85
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Why did the liberation theology emerge?

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Rural poverty
Human rights abuses
More Priests having growing commitment

86
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What are the 4 examples of religion promoting social change?

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Civil rights movement
New Christian right
Iran revolution
Afghanistan and the Taliban

87
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How did the civil rights movement bring about social change?

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Martin Luther King was seen as respectable and a Christian- ‘turn the other cheek’
Motivation and support

88
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Who is the theorist for the civil rights movement?

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Bruce

89
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What is the new Christian right?

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A political movement which practiced strong protestant fundamentalist beliefs

90
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What did the new Christian right do?

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They took America back to God teaching traditional roles which took society back in time (opposite of march of progress)

91
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What are some examples of why the new Christian right was bad?

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Abortion laws
Homosexuality
Banning sex education

92
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How did the new Christian right come across so strongly and why did everyone follow it?

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Televangelism- church owning media and TV, converted many people and turned them back to fundamentalist religion

93
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What was the 1979 Iran revolution about?

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America wanted access to their oil so replaced the shah with a western one who would act in the interests of people in America

94
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What did the western shah do?

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Lived a lavish lifestyle and got rid of religion as made it out as a bad thing

95
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What did Afghanistan and the Taliban do?

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They got rid of many women’s rights due to traditional religious beliefs

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What are examples of what Afghanistan did to women?

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forbidden from education
Harsh punishments
Forced to dress a certain way

Sociology paper 2- families and beliefs (12 decks)

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