Question 1

One effect of the differentiation of religious institutions has been to:

Accepted Answer

A) make religion applicable only to the nonspiritual part of most people's lives 
B) cause people to look to religion for moral guidance less often than they used to 
C) cause people to look to religion for moral guidance more often than they used to 
D) force many people to remain close to strict interpretations of religious belief 
E) force people to choose from a smaller variety of religious beliefs and practices 
A) make religion applicable only to the nonspiritual part of most people's lives 
B) cause people to look to religion for moral guidance less often than they used to 
C) cause people to look to religion for moral guidance more often than they used to 
D) force many people to remain close to strict interpretations of religious belief 
E) force people to choose from a smaller variety of religious beliefs and practices

Question 2

What is a civil religion and how does it function?

Accepted Answer

Civil religion is a concept that refers

Question 3

Who said that religion is the "opium of the people"?

Accepted Answer

A) Durkheim 
B) Marx 
C) Weber 
D) Parsons 
E) Bellah 
A) Durkheim 
B) Marx 
C) Weber 
D) Parsons 
E) Bellah

Question 4

Frequent church attendance is more common among white Americans than among African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare and contrast Durkheim and Marx on the nature and consequences of religious practice.

Accepted Answer

Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx had differe

Question 6

According to Brym and Lie,civil religion may:

Accepted Answer

A) focus too much attention on the political system 
B) divert attention from inequalities in society 
C) focus too much attention on the poor 
D) focus too much attention on the economic system 
E) divert attention from established religions like Protestantism,Catholicism,Judaism,and Islam. 
A) focus too much attention on the political system 
B) divert attention from inequalities in society 
C) focus too much attention on the poor 
D) focus too much attention on the economic system 
E) divert attention from established religions like Protestantism,Catholicism,Judaism,and Islam.

Question 7

What type of religious organization tends to recruit like-minded members mainly from lower classes and marginal groups and promote worship that is highly emotional and based less on abstract principles than immediate personal experience?

Accepted Answer

A) churches 
B) sects 
C) cults 
D) denominations 
E) ecclesia 
A) churches 
B) sects 
C) cults 
D) denominations 
E) ecclesia

Question 8

Frequent church attendance is more common among ____ than ____.

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans; whites. 
B) whites; African Americans. 
C) whites; racial minorities. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) African Americans; whites. 
B) whites; African Americans. 
C) whites; racial minorities. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 9

The Super Bowl is an event that makes people feel part of something larger than themselves.For Durkheim,events like the Super Bowl put people in touch with:

Accepted Answer

A) the collective unconscious 
B) collective effervescence 
C) the sacred 
D) the profane 
E) rituals 
A) the collective unconscious 
B) collective effervescence 
C) the sacred 
D) the profane 
E) rituals

Question 10

According to Durkheim,when people transcend their everyday lives and experience the sharing of values with a larger collective,they are in touch with:

Accepted Answer

A) the collective unconscious 
B) the collective conscience 
C) totems 
D) the profane 
E) rituals 
A) the collective unconscious 
B) the collective conscience 
C) totems 
D) the profane 
E) rituals

Question 11

____ are public practices that connect us to the sacred.

Accepted Answer

A) Routines 
B) Public patterns 
C) Rituals 
D) Secularization 
E) None of the above. 
A) Routines 
B) Public patterns 
C) Rituals 
D) Secularization 
E) None of the above.

Question 12

Children of parents who go to church infrequently are likely to become frequent churchgoers themselves as they search for meaning in their lives as they age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One of the tasks of the sociology of religion is to account for:

Accepted Answer

A) the organizations of religion 
B) variations in religious practices 
C) political activities 
D) the truth in religion 
E) none of these choices 
A) the organizations of religion 
B) variations in religious practices 
C) political activities 
D) the truth in religion 
E) none of these choices

Question 14

Some scholars argue that Confucianism in East Asia acted much like:

Accepted Answer

A) Irish Catholicism in 1800s America. 
B) Spanish missionary expansion in the Philippines. 
C) Protestantism in 19th-century Europe. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Irish Catholicism in 1800s America. 
B) Spanish missionary expansion in the Philippines. 
C) Protestantism in 19th-century Europe. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 15

A bureaucratic religious organization that has accommodated itself to mainstream society and culture is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) church 
B) sect 
C) cult 
D) denomination 
E) synagogue 
A) church 
B) sect 
C) cult 
D) denomination 
E) synagogue

Question 16

What is the future of religion in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The future of religion in the United Sta

Question 17

Religion helped to promote the conflict needed to make the South a more racially integrated place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Religious fundamentalism has become a political phenomenon in:

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) India 
C) Israel 
D) the Middle East and Africa 
E) all of these choices 
A) the United States 
B) India 
C) Israel 
D) the Middle East and Africa 
E) all of these choices

Question 19

Consistent with the ideas of Durkheim,research shows that the suicide rate rises slightly during the two days preceding Super Bowl Sunday and on Super Bowl Sunday.The suicide rate also rises on the last day of the World Series,July 4th,Thanksgiving Day,and other collective celebrations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which religion is the most widespread in North and South America,Europe,and Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A) Judaism 
B) Christianity 
C) Islam 
D) Hinduism 
E) Buddhism 
A) Judaism 
B) Christianity 
C) Islam 
D) Hinduism 
E) Buddhism

Exam 16: Religion

One effect of the differentiation of religious institutions has been to:

What is a civil religion and how does it function?

Who said that religion is the "opium of the people"?

Frequent church attendance is more common among white Americans than among African Americans.

Compare and contrast Durkheim and Marx on the nature and consequences of religious practice.

According to Brym and Lie,civil religion may:

What type of religious organization tends to recruit like-minded members mainly from lower classes and marginal groups and promote worship that is highly emotional and based less on abstract principles than immediate personal experience?

Frequent church attendance is more common among ____ than ____.

The Super Bowl is an event that makes people feel part of something larger than themselves.For Durkheim,events like the Super Bowl put people in touch with:

According to Durkheim,when people transcend their everyday lives and experience the sharing of values with a larger collective,they are in touch with:

____ are public practices that connect us to the sacred.

Children of parents who go to church infrequently are likely to become frequent churchgoers themselves as they search for meaning in their lives as they age.

One of the tasks of the sociology of religion is to account for:

Some scholars argue that Confucianism in East Asia acted much like:

A bureaucratic religious organization that has accommodated itself to mainstream society and culture is called a:

What is the future of religion in the United States?

Religion helped to promote the conflict needed to make the South a more racially integrated place.

Religious fundamentalism has become a political phenomenon in:

Consistent with the ideas of Durkheim,research shows that the suicide rate rises slightly during the two days preceding Super Bowl Sunday and on Super Bowl Sunday.The suicide rate also rises on the last day of the World Series,July 4th,Thanksgiving Day,and other collective celebrations.

Which religion is the most widespread in North and South America,Europe,and Oceania?

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