SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Footprint, Serbian Orthodox Church
18 Oct 2016
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Faith - a conviction that doesn"t require support from empirical evidence. Meaning and purpose, belonging and social control. Religion is a system of beliefs, symbols, rituals based on some sacred or supernatural realm that guides human behaviour, gives meaning to life and unites believers into a community - Relationship with the divine often compared to human relations - ie. religion is a re ection of our societies. Pagan, muslim, other christian, serbian orthodox, hindu, sikh and buddhist. Groups with younger members are growing the fastest. Age - difference between young and old. Cohort - difference between age groups in different time periods. Throughout history, religion and family have been in opposition to one another (magdelene. Hutterite - male minister, women are subordinate. Women can be priests in 38 jurisdictions. Women can be bishops in 14 jurisdictions. This has only occurred in 4 provinces. Isolation from larger society and severing relationships. Loyalty and love for the leader increases obedience.
