SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Protestant Work Ethic, Charter School, Collective Consciousness
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Emile durkheim: functions of religion- religion is functional for society because it reaffirms the social bonds that people have with each other, creating social cohesion and integration. Societies with unified belief system are highly cohesive. Rituals: symbolic activities that express a group"s spiritual convictions. Collective consciousness: religion establishes collective consciousness and creats in people the feeling that they are part of a common whole. Symbolic interaction theory: sees religion as a socially constructed belief. Gives people a sense of identity, defines one"s network of social belonging, and confers one"s attachment to particular social groups and ways of thinking. Max weber: protestant ethnic and the spirit of capitalism. Saw fit b/w religious principles of society and other institutional needs. Wrote protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Protestant ethic: lead not only to salvation but also to the accumulation of capital. Religion causing conflict, middle east jews muslims.
