Sociology of religion

An institution  to express belief in a divine power

• RELIGION
• SECT
• GOVERNMENT
• CULT

A particular system of religious belief and teachings

• THEOLOGY
• SECT
• SPIRITUALITY
• RELIGION

Sociologist who believes that religion "opium of the masses"

• Emile Durkheim
• Max Weber
• Sigmund Freud
• Karl Marx

Practices required or expected of members of a faith

• Rituals
• experience
• beliefs
• passion

Sam believes that evil spirits cause poverty and starvation.

Which of the following is Sam most likely to be?

• Animist

• Humanist

• Materialist

• Rationalist

Religious belief can provide not only a sense of identity and community for people but also an experience of stability.

Within which of the following is this view most likely to be expressed?

• Monotheism

• Social cohesion

• Rational humanism

• Social transformation

Which of the following makes an atheistic belief system a non-religious belief system?

• The absence of any divine revelation

• The exclusion of symbols and stories

• The absence of an underlying ethical system

• The exclusion of significant rituals in important life events

Which of the following is correct?

• Islam is the largest religion in Germany.

• Buddhism is the largest religion in Nepal.

• Hinduism is the largest religion in Pakistan.

• Christianity is the largest religion in South Africa.

On which of the following are an animist and an atheist most likely to have similar views?

• A respect for the environment

• The idea that rocks have souls

• The existence of a transcendent dimension in life

• The concept that ancestors have spirits who have an influence on the living

Sam is an atheist and is engaged to Kim who is a theist.

On which of the following are they most likely to have different views?

• The location of the wedding reception

• The inclusion of prayers in the wedding ceremony

• The type of food to be served at the wedding reception

• Acknowledging the traditional landowners at the beginning of the wedding ceremony