SOCI 3650 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Beaufort Scale, Collective Effervescence, Sukkot

• School: York University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 3650
• Professor: Michael Nijhawan

Document Summary

Emily sloan, sosc 3650, prof. nijhawan, midterm cheat sheet: definition changes per society. Melissa wilcox-usually scholars group definitions substantive- what religion is (exclusive). Edward tylors definition belief if spiritual beings (dawson, p. 25). 1st about feeling, then feeling attached to belief (ex. children), practice w/o full understanding 2. Exclude religions, buddhists have option to believe 3. *relying on terms that need defining themselves (spiritual). functional- what religion does (usually inclusive). Importance of defining- syndicat northcrest v, amselem- orthodox. Jews built succahs (temp shelters, usually for eating meals holiday of succot), violated by laws of the condominium building. Family resemblance- resemble each other therefore grouped together/ distinct features, ex games dawson & thiessen-resemblance through belief, ritual, experience, community 2. Passover misinterpreted as religious by some), glwd (place of volunteering) initiated what holidays should be celebrated & why/ how, & boundaries b/t cultural & religious 3. Parody- satire comments about religious groups & figures, points out judgments & faults of religious practices/ ppl. (ex.