Sociology of religion

Bureaucratic system: hierarchy. If youre not part of the group

youre low class.
Religion is a railway tracks.
Diff btw Karl and weber
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TEXTBOOK.
Sociologist dont study values of faith instead they study the roles that
is the effect on society.
Society of religion distinction between sacred and profane.
Sacred refers to religious transcendent sociologist dont study that
Profane refers to the secular everyday world.
Collective conscience comprises that common sentiments and
values that people share as a result of living together.
Totems objects that symbolize sacred
Rituals sets of practices designed to connect people to the sacred
THE EFFECTS OF RITUALS AND RELIGION AS WHOLE is to reinforce
social solidarity according to functionalists.
CONFLEMISTS CRITIUES.
Over emphasizes religion roles in maintaining social
cohesion, which brings social conflict.
It ignores the facts that reinforce social inequality.
CHURCH: a bureaucratic religious organization that has
accommodated itself the mainstream society and culture.
SEXUAL INEQUALITY
Talks about how certain religions such as Christianity and Hinduism
SOCIAL CONFLICT church movement causing conflict
Secularization thesis
Theories that institutions, actions and consciousness are on the decline
worldwide.mordern culture devalue religion.
CHRISTMAS LEADERS: religious leaders who claim to be inspired
natural powers and whose followers believe them to be inspired.
The more rationalized the society becomes the more institutionalized it
become.
ROUTINIZATION CHARISMA:
Webers term for the transformation of the unique of divine
enlightenment into a permanent feature of everyday life .it involves
turning religious inspiration into a stable institution with divine roles
interprets of divine, message, teachers, duet playing
RELIGIOSITY:
Degree to which religion is important to people
Religiosity and atheism index.
Top ten atheist is china leading
And top ten religious nations are Ghana taking the lead and Nigeria.

Findings in Gallup poll

RELIGIOSITY AND INCOME LEVEL
INCOME QUANTILE AND RELIGIOSITY HAS LOWEST RELIGIOUSITY AND
HIGHEST INCOME
EDUCATIONAL ATTIANMENT AS WELL
RELIGIOUSITY THE GLOBAL SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Conclusion
Despite the immense impact of technology and an emphasis on
the worldly affair, 21st century overwhelming espouses a
religious faith a md atheism is in minority
1.revised secularization thesis
Theory that worldly institution break off from institution break off
from the institutions over religious time.as a result, governs an
ever smaller part of most peoples lives and has become a alter of
personal choices
2.fundamentalism
Conservative religious reaction against globalization,
modernization and geo political circumstances. A fundamentalist
religious movement often have a strict reading of their
scriptures, are intolerants to outsiders, and confuses religious
beliefs with political goals. All major world religions have
fundamentalist sects.
AFTER WORLD WAR 2 WOMEN HAD AUTHORITY CUZ MEN WENT
FOR WAR.