Ünite Sınavı Soruları

Which of the following insists on faith-based answers and references to ritual truths in response to globalization?

According to Durkheim, what are the two phenomena in the beginning of religion?

1. reinforces the collective conscience.
2. through its rituals, fulfills a number of social functions such as binding people together physically, promoting social cohesion, reaffirming the group’s beliefs and values.
3. binds people together (social cohesion), promotes behavior consistency (social control) and offers strength during life’s transitions and tragedies (meaning and purpose).
4. justifies existing inequalities in income and power in society by explaining the position on the rich and poor as “the will of God”.
5. provides comfort for the poor, and drew their attention away from their present misery and the inequalities and injustices of this world with promises of a future, golden life after death.

Which of the above are arguments of functionalist theory on religion developed by Durkheim in order to describe the functions of religion?

“A sociological study is planned to be conducted and it will examine the extent to which Buddhism meets the needs of its worshippers. Moreover, the study will investigate the perceptions of worshippers about rewards they gain and the costs that come from their worshipping.”

Which of the following perspectives should be adopted in this study?

Who is the author of the book titled The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?

Who claimed that religion is socially constructed as a means of responding to life's uncertainties and disruptions?

What are the basic beliefs of Calvinism according to Weber-in his classic book?

What is What is the   definition of secularism according to Webster?

Which below sees religion as a phenomenon that meets the needs of individuals rather than those of society as a whole?

As It has seen, two contradictory processes are happening at the end of the twentieth century. What are the two process mentioned?

Which of the following approaches focused heavily on the differential distribution of resources as reflected in the socioeconomic class structure of society?

1. Explanation of death
2. Form of culture
3. Ritualized practices
4. Code of conduct
5. Sense of meaning

Which one of the above are key elements in the sociological definition of religion?

According to Emile Durkheim, religion begins with the division of the world into two kinds of phenomena: the profane and the sacred. Which below can be an example to the notion of sacred?

Which thinker below claims that things are real because people believe they are real?

____ is the process by which people lose control over the social institutions they themselves invented. Which one of the following is the answer?

In rational choice theory, what does ‘religious economy approach’ entail?

I. Religion is a form of culture.

II. Religion involves beliefs that take the form of ritualized practices-special activities.

III. Religion provides a feeling that life is ultimately meaningful.

IV. Religion could be useful or harmful for society.

Which ones of the above are key elements of sociological definition of religion?