Question 1

Which of the following would be an example of a sect-like group in contemporary North America?

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholicism 
B) Reformed Jews 
C) United Presbyterians 
D) Jehovah's Witnesses 
E) Episcopalians 
A) Roman Catholicism 
B) Reformed Jews 
C) United Presbyterians 
D) Jehovah's Witnesses 
E) Episcopalians

Question 2

The major contribution of Yinger's typology over earlier formulations for church-sect models is that

Accepted Answer

A) it includes far more variables than any previous typology. 
B) it emphasizes the dynamic process of evolution while stressing that the change may be multilinear. 
C) it limits the defining characteristics of church, denomination, and sect to theological ones, making for greater clarity. 
D) it proves that sects are not always in conflict with the values of the larger society. 
E) all of the above. 
A) it includes far more variables than any previous typology. 
B) it emphasizes the dynamic process of evolution while stressing that the change may be multilinear. 
C) it limits the defining characteristics of church, denomination, and sect to theological ones, making for greater clarity. 
D) it proves that sects are not always in conflict with the values of the larger society. 
E) all of the above.

Question 3

When Max Weber referred to "ideal types," he meant

Accepted Answer

A) the best or preferred pattern of social organization, in the opinion of sociologists. 
B) the best or preferred pattern of social organization, in the view of the members of the society. 
C) conceptual classification of social phenomena into categories in order to make comparisons and contrasts. 
D) the modal or most frequently observed social pattern found in a given society. 
A) the best or preferred pattern of social organization, in the opinion of sociologists. 
B) the best or preferred pattern of social organization, in the view of the members of the society. 
C) conceptual classification of social phenomena into categories in order to make comparisons and contrasts. 
D) the modal or most frequently observed social pattern found in a given society.

Question 4

The early Unification Church (led by Rev.Sun Myung Moon) was an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) NRM (or "cult") 
B) denomination. 
C) church. 
D) sect. 
E) ecclesia. 
A) NRM (or "cult") 
B) denomination. 
C) church. 
D) sect. 
E) ecclesia.

Question 5

If a new religious group is to survive the death of its founding leader, it must achieve several objectives having to do with organization.Sociological literature refers to this process as

Accepted Answer

A) revitalization. 
B) plausibility structure. 
C) routinization of charisma. 
D) traditional authority. 
E) mysterium tremendum. 
A) revitalization. 
B) plausibility structure. 
C) routinization of charisma. 
D) traditional authority. 
E) mysterium tremendum.

Question 6

Yinger created a typology that attempted to simplify the church-sect construct, using fewer variables.Yinger's model stresses

Accepted Answer

A) fundamentalist vs.modernist theology, formality of worship, and exclusiveness of membership. 
B) size of the group, formality of worship, and exclusiveness of membership. 
C) fundamentalist vs.modernist theology, formality of worship, and extent of institutionalization. 
D) only extent of institutionalization. 
E) exclusiveness or openness of membership, conflict with or accommodation to the larger society's values, and extent of institutionalization. 
A) fundamentalist vs.modernist theology, formality of worship, and exclusiveness of membership. 
B) size of the group, formality of worship, and exclusiveness of membership. 
C) fundamentalist vs.modernist theology, formality of worship, and extent of institutionalization. 
D) only extent of institutionalization. 
E) exclusiveness or openness of membership, conflict with or accommodation to the larger society's values, and extent of institutionalization.

Which of the following would be an example of a sect-like group in contemporary North America?

The major contribution of Yinger's typology over earlier formulations for church-sect models is that

When Max Weber referred to "ideal types," he meant

The early Unification Church (led by Rev.Sun Myung Moon) was an example of a

If a new religious group is to survive the death of its founding leader, it must achieve several objectives having to do with organization.Sociological literature refers to this process as

Yinger created a typology that attempted to simplify the church-sect construct, using fewer variables.Yinger's model stresses

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Exam 7: Organized Religion: Churches, Sects, Denominations, and Cults

Which of the following would be an example of a sect-like group in contemporary North America?

The major contribution of Yinger's typology over earlier formulations for church-sect models is that

When Max Weber referred to "ideal types," he meant

The early Unification Church (led by Rev.Sun Myung Moon) was an example of a

If a new religious group is to survive the death of its founding leader, it must achieve several objectives having to do with organization.Sociological literature refers to this process as

Yinger created a typology that attempted to simplify the church-sect construct, using fewer variables.Yinger's model stresses

What Do We Mean by the Term Religion

A Social Scientific Approach to Studying Religion

Religion in the Larger Society: Macro Perspectives

The Cultural Construction of Religion: Experience, Myth, Ritual, Symbols, and Worldview

Becoming and Being Religious

Conversion and Switching

Organized Religion: Denominationalism and Congregationalism

Religion, Economics, and Social Class

Religion and Race

Religion, Gender, and Sexuality

Religion, Inequality, and Social Activism

Secularization: Religion in Decline or in Transformation

Religion Outside the God Box

Religion and Globalization

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