Religion Flashcards
7 in 10 Canadian adults believe in God or a universal spirit. True or false?
True
___________ _____________ is when we feel a part of something bigger than ourselves
Collective Effervescence
According to Durkheim, when we share common thoughts and values with those we live with, they form what is called a _________ ___________ that is larger than any individual.
Collective Conscience
When we experience the collective conscience directly, we are able to distinguish the transcendent world of the _____________ from the everyday world of the ____________.
Sacred, Profane
__________ are symbols of the sacred
(ie: the Stanley Cup & team insignia)
Totems
Imagine hockey games. They would be considered
___________ ___________, which are enacted
based on strict rules and
conventions.
Public rituals
Durkheim’s theory exaggerates religion’s role in maintaining social cohesion – Religion often ___________ social conflict.
Provokes
Durkheim’s theory ignores the fact that when religion does increase social cohesion, it often __________ social inequality.
Reinforces
What 3 ways can social inequality in religion emerge?
Subordination of women, class inequality, and social conflict
Over time, charismatic leadership becomes ________________. This is Max Weber’s term for the transformation of divine enlightenment into a permanent feature of everyday life.
Routinized
Who is considered the father of Medicare in Canada?
Tommy Douglas
The ___________________ ________________says that religious institutions, actions, and consciousness are on the decline worldwide and will one day disappear altogether.
Secularization thesis
The ________________ _________________ ___________________holds that the importance of religion is diminishing in some parts of the world while remaining stable or declining in other parts.
The revised secularization thesis
The ________________ ______________ sees religion as a market, much like the economy.
Market theory
