SY103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gallup (Company), Civil Religion, Fundamentalism
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Religion: faith, truth, and values of beliefs. Sociology of religion: studies the conditions and effects of religious beliefs, symbols, practices, and organizational forms. Sacred things are those which the religious interdictions protect and isolate; profane things, those to which these interdictions are applied and which must remain at a distance from the first (durkheim) Industrialization of society + modernization of culture . Causes: modern sciences, diversity of religions, problem of plurality, individualism, technology. Religiosity: how important religion is to a group of people. Conclusion: despite the immense impact of technology and an emphasis on worldly affairs, the 21st century overwhelmingly espouses a religious faith and atheism in an minority.
