Intro to Sociology – Chapter 15 Quiz – Flashcards

What is the primary reason sociologists study religion?

Which two words did Emile Durkheim use to distinguish between religious objects and non-religious objects?

Which of the following is NOT true of the sociological perspective on religion?

What correlation between religion and society did Max Weber see and study?

Roberto has just moved to a new city. He does not know anyone but he wants to find a mosque where he can practice Islam. Which theory will Roberto use, either consciously or subconsciously, to make a decision?

You are interested, like Durkheim, in how ordinary objects become sacred. Which theoretical approach will help you most in analyzing the data you collect?

A sociologist studying how religious beliefs become so deeply rooted in people that they can hate people of other religions probably is

The _________ records Jewish interpretations of the _________ which is their sacred text.

When Rosa and Sergei realized that the poor were being neglected in their city, they mobilized the members of their synagogue to send letters to the government asking them to fix the growing rate of poverty, or at least, fund the citizens so they might help their neighbors. This is an example of

Name the religion that practices "The Four Noble Truths".