Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Unification Church, Quebec Nationalism
30 Jan 2013
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First half of twentieth century canada appeared to be very religious. Great amount of canadians contributed money to religious charities. Significant religious division in canada-> protestants vs. catholics. 1940s-> 60% of canadians attended church weekly. 1990s-> 20% of protestants/30% christians attend church (big drop) Canada falls between europe/us in terms of measures of religious belief. Sociologists predicted that religion would decline in significance as societies modernized. Functionalist definitions of religion-> focuses on what religion does and tend to suffer from reverse limitation-> too broad/inclusive. Religion system of beliefs/practices by means of which a group struggles with ultimate problems of human life. Religion-> system of beliefs/practices about transcendent things, their nature and implications for humanity. Measuring religiosity is an issue-> complex blend of different minds/attitudes and people can be religious in different manners. Eight dimensions of religious life: 1) experiential-> whether people think they have contact with the supernatural. Ritualistic-> level of participation in public rites.
