SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Life Matters, Hasidic Judaism, Church Attendance
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Chapter 10 - religion and education page 213 229. Religion used to be the most important way of socialization after family in the past but present day, education is the most important socializing agent after the family. Canadians believe in god and believe that there is a higher being caring for them. The chapter also discusses the relationship between education and inequality as some sociologists believe that education promotes upward mobility but other argue that education causes inequality generation after generation. Durkheim"s functional theory: this theory can be explained by the statement that is heard quite often in canada: hockey is the national religion . The functionalist theory states that it serves a great function in the. Canadian society as it can bring people together. Durkheim calls this the collective conscience which is the common sentiments and values people share because of living together: the collective conscience causes us to distinguish between the secular world and religious world.