SOC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Anomie, Religious Text, Social Forces
21 Aug 2013
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Religion"s relationship with social forces: how forces influence individuals and their lives. Religion: set of organize beliefs about supernatural or spiritual world that guides behaviour and joins people into communities of believers. Faith: belief system based on conviction that does not require objective evidence to substantiate its claims. Emile durkheim: elementary forms of religious life. Defining analysis of religion: all religions originate in society, creating religion by separating world into profane and sacred, profane: elements of everyday world that don"t inspire or motivate. Objects, practices, behaviours: sacred: things or activities that are set apart, ritualized and inspire emotional reactions. Collective effervescene: join together for common purpose. Strong source of social power inspiring collective action. Expressed when group achieves new and dynamic expression of groups will and motivate rapid changes in social structure. Joins people into communities of believers that promote social stability and sense of belonging. Balanced and cohesive moral community to form.
