Parsons: Religion And Value Consensus

Question 1

What does religion provide according to parsons ?

Answer 1

Provides general guidelines to expressed in variety of norms and establishes general principles

Question 2

What does religion help to provide according to parsons ?

Answer 2

Helps to provide consensus that parsons believe in necessary for order and stability in society

Question 3

Examples according to parsons religion acts as a value consensus?

Answer 3

Ten Commandments, shows how to settle an argument, dealing with suffering and norms of religion beliefs

Question 4

What are the evaluation of parsons ?

Answer 4

• outdated
• overly positive

Question 5

What is the overly positive evaluation of parsons ?

Answer 5

Emphasises the positive of religion to society and tends to ignore the dysfunctional aspects and neglects how religion been seen as divisive and disruptive force