SOSA 3013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Education In Sri Lanka, Eurocentrism, Social Forces
13 Sep 2016
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How one defines religion shapes the research focus, methodological strategies, and results. The definition impacts upon how the researcher views the influence, function, and purpose of religion in the society. Spotlight: large percentage of priests in the catholic church were abusing children, and the church knew and would just shuffle them around to a different community. Religion with power; or religion as interacting with the sacred. How do we define religion, and how does that limit what we look at how do we set up boundaries for what we are going to discuss it. Freedom of religious beliefs vs. freedom of religious practice. Winston blackmore has at least 20 wives and more than 100 children (only officially married to. 1, so the others receive welfare, even though he is a millionaire) Wanted to get tax-free status because of religious status.
