SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Fundamentalism, Androcentrism, Gender Inequality
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Social cohesion: shared moral community, rules, solidarity, collective values, religion gives a sense of these things. Providing meaning and purpose: comfort, belonging, major transition. Durkheim"s study of religion: totem, sacred, profane, ritual. Hegemony: consent to domination, ruling elites use it. Religious leaders who claim to be inspired by supernatural powers and whose followers believe them to be so inspired. Routinization of charisma: look definition in lecture. Role of religion in disrupting status quo. Religiosity: the degree to which religion is important to people, people can not belief with what they do, they just do the action, also, some people may be forced to go like kids. Religiosity and educational attainment: higher education= less religious people. Your away from your parents who are the main influence. Your friends are also a major part, if they"re religious it stays, if not then it"ll go down. Seek to establish a direct personal relationship with higher powers.
