SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Collective Effervescence, Christian Symbolism, Symbolic Interactionism
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Religion provides meaning and purpose to what may seem cruel. Religion used to be main form of education other than family. Many people are not longer satreisfied with the education system. Collective effervescence something that excites us and makes us feel like we are part of something. When people live together they come to share common values and form collective conscience. Collective conscience comprises the common sentiments and values of people that share as a result of living together. Helps us distinguish secular and profane from sacred symbols. Totems symbolizes sacred items and persons. Rituals set practices designed to connect people to the sacred. Function of rituals is to reinforce solidarity. Over emphasizes religions role in social cohesion. Routinzation of charisma weber"s term for transformation of unique gift of divine enlightenment into everyday life. Involves turning religious inspiration into a stable social institution (church) with defined rules (i. e. teachers, priests, laypeople, etc,)
