SY103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 53: Analgesic, Collective Effervescence, Ethics
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Gender: schools as gendered workplaces, many women teachers, fewer women principals, professors, 36% are women, clustered in lower ranks, earn less. Drive for quality and accountability: quality (?, hard to measure, quantitative measures emphasized, graduation rates, employment rates, loan default rates, accountability of professors, quantification also emphasized. How do sociologists approach religion: sociology: not concerned with religious truth , scientific approach (not believers") Sacred vs. profane: sacred: extraordinary or supernatural. Inspires awe, reverence, deep respect, fear: profane: everyday, ordinary, religion, belief in sacred, practices (rituals) centering around the sacred, moral community ( church ) results from 1 & 2, functions, social cohesion, social control, provides meaning and purpose. Origins: share in a greater power and believing that this experience is supernatural and believing that this strength comes from the supernatural . How did marx view religion: feel heightened strength. Collective effervescence: energy and enthusiasm that stem from being part of a larger group: natural explanation.
