SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Negative Relationship, Bryan R. Wilson, Anomie
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Ideas we hold are from interaction with people, therefore to retain ideas we must continue to be endorsed therefore argues involvement in religious groups have to exist. Islam, hindu, sikh, buddhist growth in recent years due to immigration from asian regions: exaggeration that canada is highly diversified religious mosaic, gallup poll findings show that there has been a considerable decline in church. 1/5 people attend services, 30% belong to churches attendance since 1940s in canada: reversal pattern of youth attendance- suggests maybe renaissance of religion in canada. Individual and societal factors play important role in people to embrace religion and religious groups in additions to organizational activity. Weber- religion- product of inner compulsion to understand world as meaningful cosmos and take up a position toward it . 80% of people reflect on big questions of life. Reflection gives religion to respond, but less than 1/3 canadians who raise questions are religiously committed.
