FUNCTIONALISM

Question 1

religion unites people🧚‍♂️

Answer 1

[DURKHEIM]
•fundamental distinction between sacred and profane.
•sacred set apart surrounded by restrictions [bible]
•profane no special significance[TV]

Question 2

religion unites people🧚‍♂️
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Answer 2

•totemism- worship sacred object
•acts as social glue - share beliefs - collective conscience
•religion as conservative force

Question 3

answers ultimate questions 🦊

Answer 3

[PARSONS]
•religion creates social order
•everyone would act selfishly - if uncertainty in society
•stops new idea- acts as conservative force

Question 4

religion provides comfort🦋

Answer 4

[MALINOWSKI]
•outcome is important but uncontrollable thus uncertain
^ sense of control
•at times of life crisis
^ comfort , explanation + meaning - bereavement

Question 5

integrates society🦊

Answer 5

[BELLAH]
•unifies society america mainly
•civil religion - belief that attaches sacred qualities to society itself.
•loyalty to state and religion
•americanism - civil religion unites people of different faiths