Religion and Social Change

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  • Religion and Social Change
    • Functionalism
      • See religion as a conservative force in a good way
      • DURKHEIM - Collective worship reaffirms collective conscience
      • PARSONS - Religion reinforces the core values of society which many modern values are based off
    • Marxism
      • See it as a conservative force in a bad way
      • Religion is a conservative ideology that prevents social change
      • Creates false class consciousness
    • Feminism
      • See it as a conservative force in a bad way
      • Legitimates patriarchy within society and keeps women subordinate
    • Gramsci
      • Economic factors alone can not keep dominant classes in their positions
      • They need to convince everyone everything is fair and good
      • If the church  joined forces they could get people to challenge the  ruling classes and religion can support this
    • Maduro
      • Church can provide guidance for the oppressed and it can be revolutionary
    • Max Weber
      • Challenges the materialist Marxist views and states that the right kind of ideas or religion can be a force for social change
      • The 'Protestant Ethic'
        • Abstaining from life's pleasures, austere lifestyle, strict self dsicipline
          • These attitude lead to the rise of capitalism
      • 'The spirit of capitalism' - Ideas and values can drive change in the economy
      • The ingredients that made you a good Calvinist made you a good capitalist

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