Sociology 102 Chapter 18 Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
The major characteristics of religion are diversity, - Answer- pluralism and freedom,
competition, commitment, and toleration. 522-526
There is currently a fundamentalist revival, while at the same - Answer- time, the
electronic church is gaining influence 522-526
Secularization of religion, a change in a religion's - Answer- focus from spiritual matters
to concerns of 'this world' is the key to understanding why churches divide. 526-528
Basically, as a cult or sect adjusts to accommodate its members' upward - Answer-
social class mobility, it changes into a church. 526-528
Dissatisfied members of a cult or sect are the ones - Answer- who are not upwardly
mobile. 526-528
Dissatisfied members of a cult tend to splinter off and form - Answer- a new cult or sect.
526-528
Although industrialization led to the secularization of - Answer- culture, this did not spell
the end of religion, as many social analysts assumed it would. 528-529
Because science cannot answer questions about ultimate - Answer- meaning, prove the
existence of God or an afterlife, or offer guidelines for morality, the need for religion will
remain. 528-529
In any foreseeable future, religion - Answer- will survive.
The internet is likely to have far- - Answer- reaching consequences for religion. 528-529
Animism is the belief that all objects in the - Answer- world have spirits, some of which
are dangerous and must be outwitted (Animism)
Anti-Semitism is where - Answer- prejudice, persecution, or discrimination directed
against Jews (Anti-Semitism)
Born Again a term describing Christians who - Answer- have undergone a religious
experience so life-transforming that they feel they have become new persons (Born
Again)
, Charisma (religious view) - - Answer- literally, an extraordinary gift from God; more
commonly, an outstanding 'magnetic' personality (Charisma (religious view))
Charismatic Leader (religious view) - - Answer- literally, someone to whom God has
given a gift; in its extended sense, someone who exerts extraordinary appeal to a group
of followers (Charismatic Leader (religious view))
Church; according to Durkheim, one of the 3 essential - Answer- elements of religion - a
moral community of believers; also refers to a large, highly organized religious group
that has formal, sedate worship services with little emphasis on evangelism, intense
religious experience, or personal conviction (Church)
Civil Religion is Robert Bellah's term for religion that is - Answer- such an established
feature of a country's life that its history and social institutions become sanctified by
being associated with God (Civil Religion)
Cosmology is the teachings or ideas - Answer- that provide a unified picture of the world
(Cosmology)
It is not possible to study religion because it is - Answer- subjective (it can't be touched).
Religion, which provides community and - Answer- Identity, is often passed from the
older to the younger.
Differences among religious groups are often - Answer- incomprehensible to outsiders.
The functionalist perspective believes that the functions of religion fulfill 8 functions: -
Answer- 1) answering questions about ultimate meaning
2) providing emotional comfort
3) social solidarity
4) guidelines for every day life
5) social control
6) help in adapting to new situations
7) support for the government
8) fostering social change
(p. 503-506)
Sacred: - Answer- Durkheim's term for things set apart or forbidden that inspire fear,
awe, reverence, or deep respect (Sacred)
Profane: - Answer- Durkheim's term for things that are common elements in everyday
life.
with Correct Answers
The major characteristics of religion are diversity, - Answer- pluralism and freedom,
competition, commitment, and toleration. 522-526
There is currently a fundamentalist revival, while at the same - Answer- time, the
electronic church is gaining influence 522-526
Secularization of religion, a change in a religion's - Answer- focus from spiritual matters
to concerns of 'this world' is the key to understanding why churches divide. 526-528
Basically, as a cult or sect adjusts to accommodate its members' upward - Answer-
social class mobility, it changes into a church. 526-528
Dissatisfied members of a cult or sect are the ones - Answer- who are not upwardly
mobile. 526-528
Dissatisfied members of a cult tend to splinter off and form - Answer- a new cult or sect.
526-528
Although industrialization led to the secularization of - Answer- culture, this did not spell
the end of religion, as many social analysts assumed it would. 528-529
Because science cannot answer questions about ultimate - Answer- meaning, prove the
existence of God or an afterlife, or offer guidelines for morality, the need for religion will
remain. 528-529
In any foreseeable future, religion - Answer- will survive.
The internet is likely to have far- - Answer- reaching consequences for religion. 528-529
Animism is the belief that all objects in the - Answer- world have spirits, some of which
are dangerous and must be outwitted (Animism)
Anti-Semitism is where - Answer- prejudice, persecution, or discrimination directed
against Jews (Anti-Semitism)
Born Again a term describing Christians who - Answer- have undergone a religious
experience so life-transforming that they feel they have become new persons (Born
Again)
, Charisma (religious view) - - Answer- literally, an extraordinary gift from God; more
commonly, an outstanding 'magnetic' personality (Charisma (religious view))
Charismatic Leader (religious view) - - Answer- literally, someone to whom God has
given a gift; in its extended sense, someone who exerts extraordinary appeal to a group
of followers (Charismatic Leader (religious view))
Church; according to Durkheim, one of the 3 essential - Answer- elements of religion - a
moral community of believers; also refers to a large, highly organized religious group
that has formal, sedate worship services with little emphasis on evangelism, intense
religious experience, or personal conviction (Church)
Civil Religion is Robert Bellah's term for religion that is - Answer- such an established
feature of a country's life that its history and social institutions become sanctified by
being associated with God (Civil Religion)
Cosmology is the teachings or ideas - Answer- that provide a unified picture of the world
(Cosmology)
It is not possible to study religion because it is - Answer- subjective (it can't be touched).
Religion, which provides community and - Answer- Identity, is often passed from the
older to the younger.
Differences among religious groups are often - Answer- incomprehensible to outsiders.
The functionalist perspective believes that the functions of religion fulfill 8 functions: -
Answer- 1) answering questions about ultimate meaning
2) providing emotional comfort
3) social solidarity
4) guidelines for every day life
5) social control
6) help in adapting to new situations
7) support for the government
8) fostering social change
(p. 503-506)
Sacred: - Answer- Durkheim's term for things set apart or forbidden that inspire fear,
awe, reverence, or deep respect (Sacred)
Profane: - Answer- Durkheim's term for things that are common elements in everyday
life.
