Exam 8: What Do You Believe? Religion and Deviance

According to scientific research on cults, the public concerns that emerge as a consequence of popular images of cults are entirely unfounded.

Jehovah's Witnesses are frequently categorized as a denominational sect, while Seventh-Day Adventists are categorized as an established sect.

The media, including its use of the Internet, create a moral panic in their coverage of cults, in part due to the media's profit motive.

Within the traditional typology used in discussing religious belief systems, ecclesia refers to state religions, where a specific religious belief system is adopted at the government level.

In every region in Europe during the "witchcraze" of the 14th through 17th centuries, more women than men were persecuted.

A belief is something thought to be true, regardless of whether it is supported by scientific evidence.

Religious belief systems play a role in social typing of deviance on an individual level.

Distinguish among the characteristics of ecclesia, churches, sects, and cults.

Examine the two ways that the social typing process can be applied to deviance within the context of religion.

Which of the following statements about religious belief systems is true?

Describe how residential schooling is an illustration of the blurring of boundaries between religious and political belief systems.

Estimates are that more than half of Aboriginal children in residential schools were physically or sexually abused.

Empirical research has found a relationship between religiosity and

Sociological analyses of religious belief systems attempt to prove or disprove particular religious belief systems (e.g. Hinduism; Catholicism)

Explain why there is a greater level of tension between the Jehovah's Witnesses and the larger society, than the Seventh-Day Adventists and the larger society. In your answer, refer to specific characteristics of these religious groups and how these groups have changed over time.

Which religious group has been perceived as evil, dangerous and a threat to the social order?

Provide an example of each of the five barriers to religious freedom found throughout the world.

Because of which barrier to religious freedom has China been described as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) every year since 1999, in the U. S. Secretary of State's annual report on religious freedom in the world?

Using specific examples, explain the notion of religion as deviance.

Which of the following is a characteristic of The Family of Love?