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CHAPTER 14 – Social Structure and Society
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Assignment: Read chapter 14 – Sociology
101 by Jon Shepard
Chapter 14
After careful
study of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Explain
the sociological meaning of religion.
- Demonstrate
the different views of religion taken by functionalists and conflict
theorists.
- Distinguish
among the basic types of religious organization.
- Discuss
the meaning and nature of religiosity
- Define
secularization and describe its relationship to religiosity in the United
States.
- Differentiate
between civil and invisible religion in America
- Describe
the current resurgence of religious fundamentalism in the United
States.
- Identify
a wide variety of new religious movements in America.
- Outline
the relationship ob baby boomers to religion.
Chapter 14
1. Consider
the four functions of religion identified by sociologist. Which of these
functions are being performed by religion in the contemporary United
States? Illustrate each.
2. Evaluate
the place of civil religion and invisible religion in America
today.
Identify what you think are the tree most important effects
of fundamentalism on religion in contemporary America.
Support your case with specifics