Exam 12: Religious Minorities

__________ is/are identified in the text as an identifying symbol for Rastafarians.

Devout Muslims eat their food only with the __________ hand.

Churches in many older New England towns stand in the __________ of the community.

U.S. Catholics and Protestants fundamentally differ on the issue of __________.

For Mormons, Monday is set aside as __________.

Symbols of Amish group identity include their __________.

Achieving economic success, but not public acceptance, is known as__________.

A __________ is a tower attached to Mosques from which a Muezzin or Crier calls the faithful to prayer.

__________ is identifiable as an example of "civil religion."

Apply the three sociological perspectives to an understanding of religion in U.S. society.

The Amish typically support social security and all other forms of insurance, believing the country should be responsible for its people.

Compare and contrast the first three waves of Jewish immigrants to the United States.

One Jewish survey shows that only __________ of Jews in the United States today are "seriously religious."

Muslims are concerned about __________ interfering with their ability to maintain the integrity of their way of life.

What is Minaret? Explain its importance both functionally and symbolically.

Santeria in the United States today is __________.

Discuss the role of ganja in the Rastafarian religion.

The __________ perspective points to examples from the Amish and Hasidim to show that when minority groups are marginalized, they will simply become even more extreme and separatist.

Many groups rely on religion to help them make sense of the world and to interpret both daily and cosmic level events. Jill stresses this meaning making function of religion because she is a(n) __________.

The referendum to ban the building of Minarets in Switzerland was passed with 58% of the vote.