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permeates life in many ways
Religion
as a socially
constructed reality.
religion
Religion as a social reality can be defined in two ways:
Substantive
Functional
definition is concerned with what constitutes
religion.
Substantive
definition is more concerned with the social
consequences of a religion and is a response to the limitation of
the substantive definition.
functional
defines religion as 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 moral
community.
Emile Durkheim
Religion came from the
Latin word
religare
religare which
means
‘to bring together’
relegere means
to rehearse
painstakingly
may be defined as “a system of beliefs and
practices by which a group of people interprets and responds to
what they feel is sacred and, usually, supernatural as well”
religion
four important characteristics of
religion:
1.Religion is a collective phenomenon.
2. Religion is concerned with ordering how we behave in relation to the sacred and/ or supernatural.
3. Religion involves a body of beliefs and moral prescriptions.
4. Religion expects its followers to follow a set of practices that relates to the sacred.
5 Types of Religion
- Monotheism
- Polytheism
- Atheism
- Animism
- Totemism
belief in a divine connection between humans
and other natural beings
Totemism
lack of belief in the existence of any god
Atheism
belief in single god
Monotheism
belief in the divinity of nonhuman beings
Animism
belief in multiple gods
Polytheism
Those who do not belong to an organized
religious groups are called
unchurched believers.
4 Types of religious organizations
- Church
- Sect
- Denomination
- Cult
is a religious organization that claims to possess the truth about salvation exclusively
church
a group or organization whose beliefs and practices are
totally different from what is considered to be orthodox
sect
is a large, mainstream religious organization,
but it does not claim to be official.
denomination
has negative connotations.
cult
These are often
considered deviant groups within a society
cult
s a relatively
small group of people having religious beliefs or practices
regarded by others as strange or sinister.
cult
The word politics was
derived from
polis
polis meaning
city states
The activity through which
people make, preserve, and
amend the general rules
under which they live
politics
The four views on Politics
1.Politics as the art of
Governance
2.Politics as Public Affairs
3.Politics as Compromise and Consensus
4. Politics as Power
Politics as the art of
Governance
-Concerned with the dealings of
the State
- Most Common
-Narrowed view
-Non-Government individuals are
viewed as non-political
Politics as Public Affairs
- Broad
- Beyond the realm of
government - Politics must not infringe on
personal life
Politics as Compromise and Consensus
- Sees politics as tool for conflict
resolution - The art of the possible
- Conflict is inevitable but must be
conciliated (Stoke, 2006
Politics as Power
- Broadest and Radical
- Practiced not only in the
government but in all levels
of society. - Scarcity is the main
ingredient
the ability to achieve
a desired outcome, through
whatever means
power
Concerned with
conscious actions that
in some way influence
the content of
decisions
Power as decision-making
The ability to prevent
decisions being made
Power as agenda
setting
Ability to influence
another by shaping
what he or she thinks,
wants, or needs
Power as thought
control
is the ability to bring about
results by exerting social or
moral pressure.
influence
The recognition, acceptance, and
support for an existing form of rule or
government as right and proper
legitimacy
The kind of moral authority that
keeps society together by virtue
of custom and habit.
traditional