SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter Religion: Precedent, Stereotype Threat, Cultural Capital
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Durkheim"s functionalist theory: stanley cup example collective effervescence: stanley cup excites canadians by making them feel a part od something larger than them. By sharing sentiments and values of a larger collectivity, it gets rids of thoughts about their own mortality: as hockey is an institution that will outlast them and the achievements will be remembered for many generations. May not be a religious event but is durkheim"s definition of a religious: forms a collective conscience (common sentiments and values that experience people share as a result of living together) Distinguish the profane (secular, everyday world) from the sacred (religious, transcendent world) Totems: symbolizes sacred, rituals: connect us to the sacred. Function of rituals and religion is to reinforce social solidarity: suicide rate dips during the two days preceding superbowl sunday and sports events show that there is a lower suicide rate when social solidarity increases.
