Sociology SOC-R 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Social Influence, Theism, Roman Calendar
28 Nov 2016
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Substance: what religion is (specific doctrines, symbols, rituals, etc. ) Example: some religions have a god, have multiple gods, and some do not have a god at all. Some religions define different things as sacred and some others not so sacred. Function: what religion does (for groups and individuals). The beliefs and practices regarding the sacred that unite people into a moral community (durkheim). Possible answer: people might have adhere to a certain religion because it talks about the afterlife and people want part of that afterlife. To provide meaning for their own life. Provides sets of rights and wrongs, goods and bads. What do we believe in and so on. It has been used in good and bad ways. Using your abilities, talents, and work hard toward society. They were early capitalists when they realized that the way to show that you are.
