RS121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gulag, Social Issue, Sanctification

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RS121
• Professor: Marybeth White

Document Summary

Rs 121 module 1: approaches to studying evil. Modern societies seen as human made: form of social contracted or socially constructed. If we made society, we can change it. All modern societies are revolutionary societies: state in a constant flux and change as members try to improve them. Robert nisbet, (cid:862)the t(cid:449)o re(cid:448)olutions(cid:863), in the sociological tradition: Restructuring of the entire society according to an abstract plan (ideology) Every element of human life is changed: political organization, economic life, social relations, psychology. Ideology talks about the whole of society, every element: ex: debate on health care. Our own society is a revolutionary society: capitalism is replacing older forms with new ones, trying to fashion a new social order. Constantly replacing older forms with new ones. Constantly engineering and fashioning a new social order. Capitalism is a form or method of economic change and not only never is but can never be stationary. We participate in a social project (ideology)