Exam 16: Religion

Some religious leaders and their followers believe the leader is inspired by mystical powers.What do we call these leaders?

Which theorist emphasized that religion was an important factor that underlies social change?

According to your text, as a scientific discipline, sociology cannot probe the supernatural claims that religion is often about.

In the past religious organizations used to oversee most education, but today that is rarely the case.What does this shift illustrate?

Peter Vasilevich Verigin emigrated from Russia to Canada in 1902, joining his religious community of Russian Doukhobors in Saskatchewan.He re-assumed leadership at that time and led 6000 Doukhobors west to British Columbia in 1908.What type of organization was Verigin the leader of?

Which theorist believed that religion was the opiate of the masses?

Describe the differences between the sacred and the profane.

A friend tells you about his religious behaviours, which he describes as: "I was baptized a Catholic, but I think of myself as an agnostic, and I attend church on special occasions." According to sociologists, what term identifies your friend's description?

Masoud is a very devout Muslim, praying five times per day, fasting during Ramadan, and making his pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.In sociological terms, what do these practices indicate?

What was one effect of the differentiation of worldly institutions like education from religion?

Edna is almost 85 years old and has had three heart surgeries.In terms of her connection to religion, what would sociologists predict?

Who scores highest on measures of religiosity in Canada today and why?

What term would Durkheim use to describe what people are in touch with when they transcend everyday life in a sharing of experiences and values with a larger group of people?

According to the textbook, which of the following played an important role in the creation of Canada's universal health-care system and its social welfare network?

A person wants to convert to a new religion, and is told by a catechist (a teacher of the faith) that a convert must demonstrate an active baptism, hold dear the tenets of the faith, attend church regularly, and believe in the soul's eternal nature.Which of the following terms most aptly describes the catechist's teaching?

Which of the following messages does the textbook attribute to Buddha, Jesus, Moses, and Muhammad?

How did Durkheim refer to the everyday world?

What is the market theory of religion?

According to William James, what is the origin of religion?

What was the average life expectancy of most people in medieval Europe?