Interpretivist response to religion

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Interpretivist response to religion
Annaleise Sansum
Quiz by Annaleise Sansum, updated more than 1 year ago
Annaleise Sansum
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Question 1

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Interpretivism is a macro conflict theory
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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[blank_start]Weber[blank_end] believed that religion helps [blank_start]INDIVIDUALS[blank_end] make sense of their [blank_start]everyday lives[blank_end], and it can lead to social change IF there is the right normative [blank_start]factors[blank_end] and [blank_start]economic[blank_end] standards however, Weber believed that the social change would bring about [blank_start]Capitalism[blank_end].
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  • Weber
  • INDIVIDUALS
  • everyday lives
  • factors
  • economic
  • Capitalism

Question 3

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[blank_start]Berger[blank_end] looked at how religion provides the guidelines for people's lives and how it helps give [blank_start]meaning[blank_end]s to individuals, he argued that religion held three factors of importance for people; To act as a [blank_start]universe of meaning[blank_end]: Guidelines on what's right and wrong through religious texts To act as a [blank_start]sacred canopy[blank_end]: A 'safety blanket' for society to provide comfort at difficult times To act as a [blank_start]theodicy of disprivilege[blank_end]: Acting as a religious compensator/ IOU as a promise for a better afterlife.
Answer
  • Berger
  • Marx
  • meaning
  • importance
  • religious compensator
  • universe of meaning
  • safety option
  • sacred canopy
  • theodicy of disprivilege
  • liberation theodicy

Question 4

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Berger also identified a problem with modern day religion, what caused people to have a homeless mind?
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  • Religious Pluralism
  • Secularisation

Question 5

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What religion did Weber focus on?
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  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Calvinism

Question 6

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One criticism of Weber's study was that it was hard to see how God would pick his elect through those who did not spend their money over those who helped charities.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What three beliefs did Weber discover about the protestants that followed the teaching of Calvin?
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  • They believed in living a frugal asceticism lifestyle, predestination, having a calling
  • hard work, drugs, spending money
  • being isolated from society, hard work, helping the poor

Question 8

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Weber believed Calvinism lead to capitalism
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Weber used the field experiments to obtain his data
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  • True
  • False
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