Key concepts of beliefs in society

What does religiosity refer to?

• The decrease in power that religion has in society.
• The extent to which someone sees themselves as religious.
• A set of ideas, values, and beliefs that provide a means of interpreting the world.
• The appeal to tradition and the return to the basics of faith.

What does fundamentalism seek?

• The decrease in power that religion has in society.
• Interpretation of the world through a set of ideas and beliefs.
• A belief in a higher power.
• Return to the basics or fundamentals of faith.

What does secularization mean?

• The belief in a higher power that could be a single God or many gods.
• A spiritual belief system focused on self-development.
• The decrease in power that religion has in society.
• A belief in spirits and ghosts that can impact the human or natural world.

What does ideology mean?

• The belief in a higher power that could be a single God or many gods.
• A spiritual belief system focused on self-development.
• The decrease in power that religion has in society.
• A set of ideas, values, and beliefs that provide a means of interpreting the world.

Which characteristic is shared by major religions according to the substantive definition?

• Belief in a higher power.

• Ritual acts based on sacred and profane objects, places, and times.

• Moral code with supernatural origins.

• Prayer and other forms of communication with supernatural beings.

Which definition of religion focuses on what a religion does for the society in which it exists?

• Theistic definition.
• New Age definition.
• Animism definition.
• Functional definition.

Which definition of religion is mainly interested in how definitions of religion are constructed and challenged?

• Theistic definition.
• New Age definition.
• Animism definition.
• Constructionist definition.