Exam 17: Religion in Modern Society

A sociologist encounters a group of people and wants to study whether their group constitutes a religion. Which question incorporates a sociological definition of religion?

Religion, according to Émile Durkheim, is based on a distinction between which two categories?

If Iranian writer Jalal al Ahmad predicted the factor most likely to increase Islamic revivalism in the future, he would say:

For a religious movement to survive after its leader dies, usually the:

The spread of Islamic fundamentalism is best understood as:

Mae just joined a religious group that holds weekly support groups for divorced people, has workshops on bringing spirituality into everyday life, and provides life coaches who help members set and maintain goals. This religious group is an example of a:

According to Karl Marx, religious beliefs can provide legitimation for people who are:

A new convert joins a religion and expects to continue her belief in and worship of many gods. The new religion insists that she abandon that belief in favor of belief in a single, all-powerful god. This new religion is encouraging her to adopt:

Compare and contrast two world religions (choose from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism). Offer two points of comparison and two points of contrast.

MATCHING -Religious economy

Why are sociologists not concerned with whether religious beliefs are true or false?

Sociologists who have studied the decline in religious service attendance by Catholics attribute this decline to:

Sociologists notice that despite teachings of nonviolence and peace, religion is often linked to violence because:

Sociologists argue that the United States has a set of religious beliefs through which it interprets its own history in light of some conception of ultimate reality, and is known as:

A sociologist notices that in Italy, a traditionally Roman Catholic nation, people are becoming more concerned with worldly than with spiritual matters, and religious organizations have diminished influence over social life. The sociologist labels this trend:

MATCHING -Denominations

Dr. Sannah wants to study the sociological dimensions of Christianity in a context where Christians are a very small minority. Which location will be best for his study?

Take a stand on this sociological debate: Is America experiencing secularization or religious revival? Justify your view with evidence from the text.

Muslim women in Turkey experience a high degree of freedom and equality.

Relative to those who practice other religions, very few people practice Judaism. It has exercised a greater worldly influence than its numbers would indicate because: