Beliefs in society- Social change SMART start

What is meant by the concept 'religion as a conservative force'?

• Religion has got the ability to change society

• Religion has the the ability to stabilise society

• Religion has got the ability to put the breaks on social change

• Religion has got the ability to decline

What is meant by the concept 'religion as a force of social change'?

• Religion has got the ability to change society

• Religion has the the ability to stabilise society

• Religion has got the ability to put the breaks on social change

• Religion has got the ability to decline

What sociologist argued that religion can help to bring about social change?

(a)  

What is meant by the term 'salvation panic'

• The idea that people were thinking about salvation

• The anxiety that came from leading aesthetic lives and not knowing what was going to be on the other side of death

• The idea that there is life after death

• The idea that we can be saved from sin

What do Marxists see religion as serving?

• Capitalism

• Society

• Patriarchy

• Social cohesion

What do Feminists see religion as serving?

• Capitalism

• Society

• Patriarchy

• Social cohesion

Weber: What is the belief that God has already determined what will happen to everyone?

(a)  

According to Bruce. What successfully brought about social change?

• Secularisation

• The American Civil Rights movement

• The United Reformed Church

• The New Christian Right

According to Bruce. What failed to bring about social change?

• Secularisation

• The American Civil Rights movement

• The United Reformed Church

• The New Christian Right

What was the key lever (factor) that allowed social change to take place in the American Civil Rights movement?

• The attitude of Rosa Parks

• The social protests that were going on at the time

• The mindset and support from the black clergy

• The reluctance to take action