SOC218H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Materialism, Alexis De Tocqueville
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We are making claims and ought to be shared by others. (observable to everyone) Can"t be observed and shared by others. Human face sufferings and religion provides some solutions. (question of death) Religion as sacred, profane something outside of everyday life. Belief in soul, angles, and etc -> no common consent among these phenomena. The extent to faith and knowing the customs of the religion: the secularization thesis peter berger"s theory. The modern world is losing its plausibility. Different religions are losing its capacity to coherence. Religion as becoming more of individual life and secular activities. Modernity means greater exposure of different people and different beliefs. Urbanization, globalization, mass media-> living in compact society -> having multiple religions and beliefs amongst people. New form of social mixing -> people from different religious group marring each other -> Entrenchment -> emphasizing the difference from the main institution to the rest of society.