SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Moral Authority, Universe Of The Legend Of Zelda, Christian Symbolism
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Helps produce smooth interactions and social cohesion. We just follow them; feel like they"re the way we"re supposed to behave, how we want to behave. Make themselves known if they are broken. When other people break them, it makes us uncomfortable. Learned and reinforced through modeling, messages, and sanctions. Systems of beliefs about how the world is or how it works. Ex: a belief that the world exists for the use of people and our right to do with it what we please. Ex: a belief that people are part of nature and that our role on earth is as stewards. Dominant ideologies as distorted views that serve the status quo or the powerful. Book: elementary forms of the religious life . Seeks to explain the basic features and functions of religion. Religion: helps us feel bonded with the members of our society with similar values and beliefs. Symbols based on natural objects of the world (often animals).
