Exam 17: Religion in Modern Society

The definition of a religious group may vary by context. What may be considered _______ in one place may be seen as _______ in another.

Kia joins a world-rejecting religious movement. Which requirement most fits with the world-rejecting model? Kia may be expected or required to:

Which of the following questions about religion is sociological?

Sociologists explain the appeal of religion in terms of:

Describe one key difference between the theories of religion of Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim. How would this difference matter in a contemporary sociological study of religion?

Using sociologist Janja Lalich's framework, explain one key distinction between cults and new religious movements.

The theorist most likely to assert that "capitalism and industrialization expanded faster in those countries where Protestantism, rather than Catholicism, dominated the country" was:

Evangelicalism is: a. a new religious movement that relies more on charismatic authority than on institutional structures b. the process of converting individuals to become part of Islamic religions c. a form of Protestantism characterized by a belief in spiritual rebirth (being "born again") d. considered by its followers as a church but by sociologists as a cult

Take a stand on the secularization debate: Is religion diminishing in power and importance in the modern world, or is religion still a significant force in the modern world? Justify your stand with evidence from the text.

Why did Karl Marx call religion the "opium of the people"? Because religion:

Briefly describe a sociological study you could conduct about Hinduism that uses a religious economy approach. Include a research question and a justification of how this fits a religious economy approach.

Why do sociologists see religions as a major source of social solidarity?

Which characteristic of a religious group would a sociologist be most likely to identify as a mark of a cult?

An example of a world-affirming movement is the:

Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. citizens attended church in tremendous numbers as a way to experience solidarity. This exemplifies the understanding of religion offered by:

MATCHING -Cults

A sociologist wants to study the dynamics of religion and politics in the country that exhibits the least degree of separation between mosque and state, so the sociologist studies:

A religious organization that forms by breaking away from an established church, relies on people joining rather than being born into the group, and generally rejects or tries to change the surrounding society would be termed a:

One limitation of the applicability of the classic theories of religion proposed by Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, and Max Weber is that they based their approaches on: