SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: System On A Chip, Rodney Stark, Anomalistics
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Test #3: module review notes (modules 08 - 10) Unusual perspective to come at religion from no particular place . Canadians = coming from specific place; certain understanding of religion. 1950-60"s how many of you are religious (ask in a classroom = wide showing of hands) most likely lying bc it used to be socially desirable to attend church services and be religious. Present day people will be disinclined to raise their hands and say their religious (opposite effect) Religious symbols do not play a large role in society like they used to. Religious institutions are not as powerful or important as they used to in society. Individual religious beliefs + practices have begun to disappear. Three key founding figures of soc = karl marx, durkheim, weber. Were aware of process of secularization + its importance + predicted societies would become secular. Viewed secularization as key element of larger process of modernization (more of their interest)