SOCI-1015EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Protestant Work Ethic, Murray Sinclair, Worship God
16 Jun 2018
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SOCI 1015
Feb 13, 2018
Religion
ā¢Colten Boushie
ā¢was murdered by a farmer, and the farmer was not convicted
ā¢Senator Murray Sinclair
ā¢tweeted a tweet about grieving for the family
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ā¢The Sociocultural Elements of Religion
ā¢one of the earliest analyses of religion came from Greek philosopher Aristotle
ā¢Gods we worship reļ¬ect our social structure
ā¢Hierarchical societies worship God as a commanding authority ļ¬gure
ā¢Authoritarian structure- the gods that you worship will take on a commanding
authority ļ¬gure
ā¢More egalitarian society believe in spiritual society of gods with egalitarian
relationships with one another and with human beings
ā¢Examples: Jesuits VS Huron people
ā¢By the late 19th century, social Darwinist (evolutionary) approaches linked religion and
society
ā¢āprimitiveā peoples were said to worship dark, but powerless gods
ā¢positioning of people
ā¢ācivilizedā societies, such as western, christian societies on the other hand were said to
worship a supreme ruler
ā¢The approach to religion was invoked by colonizers to convert heathens to Christianity
ā¢Religion and class intersect
ā¢the protestant work ethic, according to Max Weber, was a key factor in the rise of
capitalism
ā¢protestant belief in a predestined elect who our be saved during the second coming of
Christ
ā¢Membership in this elect group is demonstrated by achieving material success through
hard work
ā¢Religious/cultural inļ¬uence spurred people to accumulate wealth, giving rise to
capitalism
