Topic 2 Beliefs: Social Change and Religion Flashcards
(15 cards)
Define social change
Developments, advances and transformations in society
Name 3 examples of movements or theologies that use or used religion as an act for social change
Civil Rights Movement
Liberation Theology
New Christian Right
Which Sociologist uses the Civil Rights Movement as an example of social change
Bruce
List 2 ways that Religion helped bring about social change in the Civil Rights Movement
The Church acted as a honest broker where negoitions could happen
Quotes from the Bible e.g Love Thy Neighbour was used to critic racial segregation
Where did the Liberation movement take place and which social group experienced poverty
Catholic Church in Latin America
W/C
How did the Church and Professional Clergy play a role in social change in the Liberation Theology
By educating the poor’s literacy skills and protecting them
Which perspective does the Liberation Theology criticise and how
Marxist perspective as it shows that Religion isn’t a conservative force
What is the Bible Belt
A group that tends to be socially conservative and have high church attendance
Name 3 states that are included within the Bible Belt
Texas
Okloahoma
Missiouri
Name 3 core values of the New Christian Right
Anti Abortion
Anti Homosexuality
Traditional Family views
Which Sociologist explored the religion Calvinism
Weber
What is meant by Predestination
The Belief that God has predetermined which souls would be saved and go to heaven
Define the ‘Elect’
The souls that would be saved and go to heaven
Define an ascetic lifestyle
A life of self discipline, abstinence and self denial
According to Weber, how did Calvinists develop wealth over time
By working hard and trying to live an asectic lifestyle they’d make money from their work and reinvest it
