SOCI 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Biology Of Depression, Psychopharmacology, Serenity Prayer
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Definitions: religion, an institutionalized system where members of a community share core beliefs, rituals, practices, forms of worship, sacred texts and resources. This center on a belief and commitment to the divine and the transcendent: doctrine, community, perpetuated over time, spirituality, more of a personal, subjective state of being, spiritual experiences can take place inside or outside a religious setting. It can be measured by examining factors such as: religious membership, religious attendance, religious practices( e. g. prayer, scripture reading, religious observances (e. g. fasting, sabbath, etc, doctrinal knowledge. Gallup religiosity index 2011: bright colors: more religious, usa, africa, dark color: less religious, canada. Religiosity by select country, win-gallup, 2012: % of religious vs non-religious/atheist people in country, nigeria and india: most religious countries, us: of the western countries: high level of religiosity, china: atheist country, related to mental health research. Religion in canada (only collected once every 10 years-hence 2011: total pop: 32,8 million, christian- 22 million, hindu- 497,965.
