SOC103H1 Lecture : Lec 09 Notes
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On religion: it is the opium of the people. His argument is that the people are drawn to religion in order to anesthetise themselves from oppression and all misdeeds of life. But the belief that god controls things and intervenes things and stuff like that remains. God has a determinative influence on an individual"s faith. Our faith comes from what god has in store for us. God has explicit expectations of each of us and we all have a relationship with him. Some of the most benign feelings, events are divinely controlled, we believe that god plays a role in our daily life. Ses= socioeconomic status, usually includes one"s yearly income and the amount of education they attained. Religion has a positive effect on mental health: demytholgization thesis, as you get more education and move up economic ladder, you tend to be less religious and not accord god to daily life things.
