SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mechanical And Organic Solidarity, Symbolic Interactionism, False Consciousness
1 Apr 2016
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Are there any social factors that are associated with religiosity? (i. e. , age, urban vs. Rural residence, region of country, level of education, gender, employment status) Religion is functional in meeting societal needs. Religious organizations can provide financial support, practical support. Churches served function of education before schools. Churches served function of caring for children. Believed the gods people worship and socially created. Collective conscious: when people come together and share beliefs. Pre-industrial society characterized by mechanical solidarity; industrial society characterized by organic solidarity. Mechanical solidarity/pre-industrial --> people have shared beliefs and these are determined by religious doctrine, in pre-industrial societies religion is very important, tells people whats right/wrong, people rely on religious celebrations. Organic solidarity/industrial --> increasing secularism (move from religion), people believing different things, believed they are suffering moral crisis, the source of whats right/wrong shifted to the government. Karl marx --> religion is something people create. Religion is a source of false consciousness for the working-class.
