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
- Abstaining from life's pleasures, austere lifestyle, strict self dsicipline
- '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
- Functionalism
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