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Sociology - Beliefs in Society

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[1.0] Functionalist theories of religion
Name three social institutions,
What is society s most basic need,
Who developed the distinction bet...
27  cards
[1.1] Marxist theories of religion
How do marxists see society,
What kind of society do marxists ...,
In what kind of society is religi...
15  cards
[1.2] Feminist theories of religion
How do feminists see religion,
What does religion legitimate,
Women participate more in religio...
11  cards
[2.0] Religion as a conservative force
What are the two ways in which re...,
What do most religions have tradi...,
What is the belief that the man i...
7  cards
[2.1] Weber: religion as a force for change
What was weber s study called,
What did weber argue in his study,
What were the four calvinist beliefs
16  cards
[2.2] Religion and social protest
What is bruce s 2003 example of a...,
What triggered the black civil ri...,
How did black people campaign
15  cards
[2.3] Marxism, religion and change
What do marxists such as bloch 19...,
Marx sees religion as capable of ...,
What does engels 1895 argue
23  cards
[3.0] Secularisation in Britain
What did evidence from the 1851 c...,
What have sociologists claimed th...,
What are some of the major change...
15  cards
[3.1] Explanations of secularisation
What is a common theme used to ex...,
What led to the break up of small...,
The growth of what is mentioned i...
39  cards
[3.2] Secularisation in America
What did wilson 1962 find,
Which three sources does bruce 20...,
What did hadaway 1993 find
13  cards
[4.0] Postmodernity and religion
In the post modern view changes i...,
How does davie 2007 argue against...,
What is vicarious religion
20  cards
[4.1] Religious market theory
Who developed religious market th...,
What are the two assumptions of r...,
Why is religion attractive
15  cards
[4.2] Existential security theory
What do norris and inglehart 2004...,
What need does religion meet,
When the need for security is met...
10  cards
[5.0] Religion and development
What is an example of how religio...,
What has globalisation in india done,
What has globalisation brought to...
28  cards
[5.1] Religious fundamentalism
According to giddens 1990 who are...,
What do fundamentalists believe in,
What does fundamentalism promise ...
12  cards
[5.2] Cultural defence
Where can two examples of bruce s...,
What happened in poland,
What happened in iran
3  cards
[5.3] Religion and the 'clash of civilisations'
How has religion been at the cent...,
How does huntington 1993 see thes...,
What are the seven civilisations ...
9  cards
[6.0] Types of religious organisations
What is a church according to tro...,
What is a sect according to troel...,
What is a denomination according ...
14  cards
[6.1] Explaining the growth of religious movements
What are the three reasons that s...,
What does weber 1922 say sects offer,
What are two reasons for the grow...
21  cards
[6.2] Religiosity and social groups
Gender who expresses more interes...,
Gender in 2005 how many men and w...,
Gender what does bruce estimate
25  cards
[7.0] Science as a belief system
0  cards

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