SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Old Testament, Televangelism, Book Of Leviticus

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Durkheim: society has a life and power of its own beyond the life of any individual"s while practicing religion, people celebrate the awesome power of their society totem: an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred. Constructing the sacred: symbolic-interaction analysis religion is socially constructed through various rituals, people sharpen the distinction between the sacred and the profane e. g. marriage two people view marriage as merely a contract, they can walk away. Their bond is stronger when it is defined as "holy matrimony" Inequality and religion: social-conflict analysis highlights religion"s support of social inequality. Marx dismissed religion as preventing revolutionary change; religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the sentiment of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people virtually all of the world"s are religions are patriarchal. Religion and social change religion has promoted drastic social change.