Sociology Final

Which religious organization is described: all social classes represented, paid officials, international/national, claim a monopoly on truth.

• Church

• Sect

• Cult

• Denomination

Which religious organization is described: lower social classes; a single, charismatic leader; challenge the norms and values of society; deep commitment; sometimes expected to withdraw from society; has a monopoly of truth

• Church

• Sect

• Denomination

• Cult

“Americans are a deeply religious people, but they are also deeply ignorant about religion.” Which evidence best supports this thesis statement?

• The majority of America's 73.7 million children under age 18 live in families with two parents (69 percent), according to new statistics released today from the U.S. Census Bureau

• The 5 world religions include Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.

• Most Muslims are either of two denominations: Sunni (80-90%, roughly 1.5 billion people) or Shia (10–20%, roughly 170-340 million people).

• It is less surprising but more dangerous, given America's role in the world, that the public knows even less about Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Hinduism than it does about Christianity and Judaism.

Which of the following is considered a characteristic of a cult?

• Members all wear the same T-shirt everyday.

• Members show unquestioning devotion to the group and its leader.

• Members are treated with care and kindness all of the time.

• All cults have paid officials who work part-time.

Sociologists define a cult as a group (select all that apply):

• whose members show unusual or excessive devotion to some person, idea, or thing.

• whose members live in big cities like San Francisco, New York, and Boston.

• whose leaders use unethical and/or manipulative methods of persuasion and control to advance the goals of the group leaders.

• whose beliefs are seen by most of society as being "strange" or unorthodox.

Fill in the blank: "In sociology, _______________ is a term used to describe the extent to which religion influences societies and intersects with other areas of public life. It defines the role that religion plays in society, including the extent of people's beliefs, commitments, and levels of engagement with their particular religion."

• Religion

• Religiosity

• Church

• Denomination

According to the Church-sect continuum, which of the following groups has the most influence over society?

• Sect

• Church

• Cult/ New Religious Movement

• Denomination

The process that teaches the norms, values, and other aspects of a culture to new group members.

• Internalization
• Socalization
• Primary Socialization
• Secondary Socialization

Philosophers like John Locke theorize that ___________ makes us who we are

• Environment
• Genes
• Family
• Religion

Society shaping us into who we are is an example of?

• Nature
• Nurture