SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Heterosexuality, Reasonable Accommodation, Labyrinths
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Text in blue is my own additional notes. Religious beliefs are falsifiable: they can neither be falsified nor confirmed by empirical evidence. For this reason, sociologists are not concerned with the truth-value of religious beliefs. Foci: individual and group differences in religiosity, individual and social causes and consequences of religiosity (e. g. how religious is this person), religious organizations. Substantive definition: a system of beliefs with a supernatural referent and rituals associated with those beliefs. Civil religion: a system of attitudes with a social or political referent, and rituals associated with these attitudes. Religion also causes conflict (canada has a civil religion system e. g. : playing the anthem in the morning in high school and 4th of july) Yes, because national anthems are played, rituals such as going out or meeting up to watch the game). (beaman"s definition: religion is a process that increases social solidarity) It is a concept; importance of religion to an individual.
