SOCI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Calvinism, Ascribed Status, Robert Neelly Bellah
Document Summary
Used to be one of the key concepts of sociology. it was a central issue that sociologists needed to gure out. religion as a social phenomenon. Religion seems to be a cultural universal. Humans desire to make sense of the world has given rise to a range of explanations that offer a variety of religious solutions to life"s important questions. It provides a moral and ethical framework. most religions have a wide range of rules that its follows must go along with. It provides the basis for social relationships. It is the basis for community and group formation, the development of groups that share a social solidarity. It provides social and networking support. it is about the social context that provides support to people and it is an important way to get to know other people. religious organizations functions as social services. Through socialization, through parents passing religion to their kids. religion is given to children.
