What Is The Functionlist View Of Religion

Question 1

What are the postive functions of religion

Answer 1

1. Helps create and maintain social order and maintain value consensus
2. Religion is the glue that binds socitey
3. Can be confronting an and answer for what happens after you die.

Question 2

Important studies done by functionlists

Answer 2

1. Durkhiem arunta study showed how improtant the essential parts of religion are to socitey like rituals and displine
2. Malinowski (1954) studied practices of the trobrinad islander. He noted when fishing was safe they did not practise religious rituals however when fishing became unsafe they practised religious rituals shows psychological function of religion

Question 3

Evaluation of functionlists view of religion.

Answer 3

1. Religion can cause wars and divide people
2. Malinowski study is partispant obersvation which unreliable in postivist view