Using material from item a and elsewhere asses the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individual members (18 marks) Functionalists believe society is built up of different institutions that work together to make society work, religion is one of these institutions and helps society with its need for solidarity and social order. Like mentioned in Item A functionalists view religion as a positive thing and argue that it uses a shared set of norms and values
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Religion can be both a conservative force and an initiator of social change”. To what extent to sociological arguments/evidence support this view. The view that religion acts as a conservative force stems from the structuralist theories of Functionalism and Marxism. Both see religion as facilitating the existence of society in its current form, although their views do differ substantially. For the Functionalist Emile Durkheim, religion, like many other social institutions, acts in the same way as
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specifically focusing on visual elements of the objects and not paying explicit attention to the religious and historical context. The religious model seeks to educate people (specifically non-Jewish people) about the Jewish religion by displaying objects in a way which explores the function in relation to religious ceremonies. The historical model explores a combination of religious context and cultural context in order to create a well-rounded documentation of Jewish history. All though each of these models
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human behavior. The text also states that the role of religion on suicidal behaviors is also neglected. Durkheim argues that suicide is a social fact and can be described using sociological terms and methods. He insists that “suicide rates increase when there are deficient integration and regulation functions within religious, familial and political group” (page 923). He emphasizes the importance of integration, especially as an important function for youth behavior. Durkheim also covers school
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ed however that religion does in fact cause social change. Yet some believe that religion can be both a conservative force and a force for social change. Max Weber believed in the social action theory, where religious beliefs of Calvinists helped to bring about social change. This is supported in item A ‘religious ideas can be a powerful motivation for change, as Weber showed in his study of Calvinism.’ The emergence of modern capitalism in Northern Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries was due
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does not mean that these scholars deny modernity. These two intellectuals present a different understanding of religion in the modern world that does not rely on theocratic ideologies. They both view religion having a participatory role, equal to forces of modernity, in a progressive society. Also, they both do not advocate for a privatized religion. Soroush sees an ideal religious society that allows for debate amongst themselves what religious truths mean and to reach a better understanding. Soroush
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means to function in society as well as create a guide to how we as civilians will co-exist in society. This is the purpose of law. According to Glenn (2013), law is centrally concerned with the problem of social order and is for human beings to live together in a society. Further, it is a set of rules that will govern how mankind will live. Laws vary across regions, states and countries and may differ based on the type of head or government that creates them, the culture and even religion. Here in
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Religion can be defined as “a system of beliefs, traditions, and practices around sacred things, a set of shared ‘stories’ that guide belief and action” (Conley, 2011). Whereas a cult is a “religious movement that makes some new claim about the supernatural and therefore does not as easily fit within the sect-church cycle. All religions begin as movements like cults, cults however have a higher tension and antagonize the social world. The differences between the two include a cult is more persuasive
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view that Britain is becoming a secular society Sociologists argue that in Britain, there has been an overall steady decline in the importance of religion since the 19th century, which has led some sociologists to suggest there was a ‘golden age’ of religiosity. Many sociologists have proposed explanations for the secularisation thesis, for example Weber, Berger and Bruce. However Postmodernists criticise the secularisation theory as they believe that religion hasn’t declined it has just become modernised
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Confucianism is a philosophy while Buddhism is a religion. Both of these have been adopted by nations such as China, Japan, and Korea because of their main schools of thought, and because of their applicability to state problems. Buddhism aims to attain Nirvana, which effectively breaks the cycle of birth and rebirth that brings with it the karma gained from the past life. On the other hand, Confucianism is a philosophy that is more oriented towards having a society that is structured and orderly. Taking these
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