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SOCIOLOGY LINGO$100

Belief in a god or gods.

SOCIOLOGY LINGO$200

Anything considered worthy of awe, respect, or reverence; part

of the supernatural world.

SOCIOLOGY LINGO$300

A system of roles and norms that is organized around the

sacred realm and binds people together in social groups.

SOCIOLOGY LINGO$400

Set patterns of behaviorthrough which groups of

religious believers experience the sacred.

RELIGION TYPES $100

Christianity and Judaism are this type of religion because

they each worship a single god.

RELIGION TYPES $200

A type of animism based on the beliefthat one member of a social group has the ability to communicate with spirits,

heal sickness, see the future, etc.

RELIGION TYPES $300

Hinduism is an example of thistype of religion.

RELIGION TYPES $400

This type of religion is not based on the worship of a god or gods, but on moral principles with the goal of reaching the

highest human

RELIGION ORGANIZATIONS$100

These religious organizations are often on the “fringes” of society,

tend to require total “buy in” by members,and are often led by charismatic leaders.

RELIGION ORGANIZATIONS$200

This religious organization makes up a majority of a society’s population

(because people are usually members from birth) and are often aligned with

the society’s political powers.

RELIGION ORGANIZATIONS$300

Though well-established within a society and its members make up a

large amount of its population,this religious organization is not the

largest. It also is more accepting of other religious groups and welcomes converts.

RELIGION ORGANIZATIONS$400

A small religious organization that usually has “split off” from a larger group due to differences in beliefs. They often are intolerant of other faiths and hostile toward existing

power stuructures.

FUNCTIONS OF RELIGION$100

Name the THREE sociologicalfunctions of religion.

FUNCTIONS OF RELIGION$200

Weddings, funerals/memorials,christenings/baptisms,

disaster relief, counseling, etc. are all examples of THIS

sociological function of religion.

FUNCTIONS OF RELIGION$300

THIS sociological function of religion is characterized by conformity to

society’s norms and values. For example, the Amish society shuns a member who chooses to remain in

the “outside world”after their Rumspringa.

FUNCTIONS OF RELIGION$400

THIS sociological function of religionstrengthens social bonds through shared experiences such as Catholic mass, or a religious

pilgrimage.

RELIGION IN THE U.S.$100

The separation of Church and State found in the 1st Am. of the

Constitution means that while we have churches, the U.S. does not

have this.

RELIGION IN THE U.S.$200

Name ONE of the five characteristics of fundamentalism.

RELIGION IN THE U.S.$300

At 51%, THIS religious group makes up the majority of the U.S.

population.

RELIGION IN THE U.S.$400

Sociologists have a difficult time evaluating religion in societies because it is hard to measure THIS, or the true depth of a person or society’s religious feelings

and how it is shown in behavior.

POTPOURRI$100

A belief system not based on the worship of a god or gods, but on

the belief that spirits (animal, plant, wind, etc.) influence

human life..

POTPOURRI$200

THIS theoretical perspective would say that religion either inhibits or encourages social change.

POTPOURRI$300

This economist and philosopher called religion the

“opium of the people.”

POTPOURRI$400

Religions found in the societies of the Pacific islands and Native American tribes in the Pacific

Northwest are based on THIS type of religion, where sacred objects have supernatural powers and connect

humans and animals.