Religion and Social Change (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Religion's dual role in society
Religion's dual role in society
Both conservative force & catalyst for change
Religion as conservative force
Religion as conservative force
Maintains traditional values & social structures
India's caste system & religion
India's caste system & religion
Hindu beliefs in reincarnation preserve stratification
Engels on religion's potential
Engels on religion's potential
Can be revolutionary force under specific circumstances
Liberation theology
Liberation theology
Catholic movement linking spiritual beliefs with social justice
MLK & Southern Baptist Church role
MLK & Southern Baptist Church role
Challenged segregation & fought for civil rights in 1960s
Iran revolution 1979 leader
Iran revolution 1979 leader
Shia Ayatollah Khomeini established religious govt
Weber's Protestant work ethic theory
Weber's Protestant work ethic theory
Calvinist beliefs contributed to emergence of capitalism
Predestination (Calvinism)
Predestination (Calvinism)
God determined each person's fate before birth
Ascetic ideal (Calvinism)
Ascetic ideal (Calvinism)
Hard work & success might indicate divine favour
Eisenstadt's critique of Weber
Eisenstadt's critique of Weber
Capitalism developed in Catholic Italy before Reformation
Huntington's 'clash of civilisations'
Huntington's 'clash of civilisations'
Conflicts increasingly from cultural/religious differences rather than purely politics/economics
Roy Wallis's 3 types of NRMs
Roy Wallis's 3 types of NRMs
World-rejecting, world-affirming, world-accommodating
Example of world-rejecting movement
Example of world-rejecting movement
Unification Church (Moonies) - requires total commitment
Marginality & NRMs
Marginality & NRMs
Inequality marginalises groups who join for hope & meaning