exam 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Functionalism
Functionalism
Religion as a source of social integration and unification, social support
Conflict persepective
Religion as a potential obstacle to structural social change
Symbolic Intepretation
Individual religious expressions through belief, ritual and experience
Relative deprivation
concious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities
Religion
unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things
new religious movements
cult; small, secretive religious group
atheism
no belief
terrorism
Threat of violence against targets in pursuit of political aims
authority
Instituionalized power
rational choice to voting
Utilitarism to vote
sacred
Elements beyond every day life. Inspire awe, respect, or even fear
fundamentalism
emphasis on literal interpretation of sacred texts
denomination
larged, organized religion that is not officially linked to the state
ecclesia
religious organization, recognized as the national or official religion
sect
small religious group, considers the original vision of the faith
microculture
disntict cultural group that exists within a larger cultural one: Hair salon, classroom, etc
ritual
practice expected or required of members of a faith. To honor the divine power
power
ability to exercise one’s will over others
influence
power through persuasion
force
use of coercion to impose one’s will
politics
“who gets what, when, and how”
straight-ticket voting
to vote for a party in all the representative spots
ticket-splitting
partial votting in each representative spots
demographic transition
change from high birth rates and death rates to lower
