Question | Answer |
What type of theorists were Durkheim, Malinowski, and Parsons? | Functionalsit |
What type of theorist was Bellah? | Neo-Functionalist |
Which theorist studied the Trobriand Islanders and discovered that religion was used in times of life crises (hatching, matching, dispatching) and also when events or activities were uncertain or uncontrollable. | Malinowski (1954) |
Where did Bellah do his research and what concept did he create in relation to his findings. | Researched America (Americanism) and created the concept of civil religion. |
What is civil religion? | Something that provides the functions of a authentic religion (rituals, symbols) but isn't an authentic religion e.g. Americanism. |
How can the contemporary example of the response to Stephen Sutton's death be used in relation to Malinowski's argument. | Many people attended his funeral, people queued for a long time to walk past his coffin. This brought people together in dealing with their grief, promoting social solidarity. |
What does NAM stand for? | New Age Movement |
What does NRM stand for? | New Religious Movement |
What are the characteristics of a Sect? | - Charismatic Leader - Claim monopoly of the truth - High commitment - Attracts the marginalised in society |
What are the characteristics of a Church? | - Funded by the state - Have a hierarchy - Claim the monopoly of the truth - Attract the m/c and upper m/c |
What are the two types of Marxism? | Traditional Marxism and Neo-Marxism. |
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