Religion and social stability
- Created by: Jacob Keyte
- Created on: 22-01-16 09:14
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- Religion and social stability
- The argument that religion is a conservative force in society come from structure theorists
- Consensus Views: Functionalist and Neo-Functionalism
- Conflict Approaches: Feminist, Marxism and Neo-Functionalist
- Each of these perspective takes the vieews that religion functions to encorage social stability, although they disagree about whether this benifits everyone in society
- Consensus Views: Functionalist and Neo-Functionalism
- Each of these perspective takes the vieews that religion functions to encorage social stability, although they disagree about whether this benifits everyone in society
- Functionalism
- Durkheim (1912) said that religion teaches people the moral norms and values
- Which is needed to stick to the collective conscience
- Which maintains social order
- Therefore he saw the conservative nature of religion in a positive light, encouraging social harmony
- It means that society is safe from rapid social change, such as revolution
- Which brings anomie, leading to a total breakdown of social order
- It means that society is safe from rapid social change, such as revolution
- Which is needed to stick to the collective conscience
- Neo Functionalism
- Belllah (1970) civil religion acts as a conservative force in modern multicultural society
- It binds people together of different faiths, reinforcing the collective conscience
- Civil religion promotes social solidarity by blending faith and patriotism
- Belllah (1970) civil religion acts as a conservative force in modern multicultural society
- It binds people together of different faiths, reinforcing the collective conscience
- Civil religion promotes social solidarity by blending faith and patriotism
- An example would be they way American School children put there hand on there heart and swear allegiance t o the flag and to God
- Civil religion promotes social solidarity by blending faith and patriotism
- It binds people together of different faiths, reinforcing the collective conscience
- Belllah (1970) civil religion acts as a conservative force in modern multicultural society
- An example would be they way American School children put there hand on there heart and swear allegiance t o the flag and to God
- Civil religion promotes social solidarity by blending faith and patriotism
- It binds people together of different faiths, reinforcing the collective conscience
- Belllah (1970) civil religion acts as a conservative force in modern multicultural society
- Evaluation
- Marxists argue that the working class does not benefit from the status quo
- Durkheim (1912) said that religion teaches people the moral norms and values
- Feminists
- They assert that religion socialists women to conform ti patriarchal norms
- Religious texts say male superiority
- For Example the Koran that "men are in charge of women ... hence good women are obedient"
- Feminists disagree therefore, with the functionalists view that in maintaining the status quo, religion benefits society as a whole
- They argue that women do not benefit as they are oppressed in the male dominated world advocated by traditional religions
- And that men use religious texts to litigate women subordination and preserve their own social advantages
- They argue that women do not benefit as they are oppressed in the male dominated world advocated by traditional religions
- Religious texts say male superiority
- They assert that religion socialists women to conform ti patriarchal norms
- Marxism
- Marx (1957) though that religion is a tool employed by the ruling class to prevent mass rebellion that would free the working class being wage slaves
- He believed that radical social change would change would transform society into a Communist Utopia
- Religion, then, was starving off this revolution
- It is used by the ruling class as they alone benifit from society staying as it is
- Classless Communism would mean that resources are shared equally, which threatens the ruling class monopoly on wealth and power
- It is used by the ruling class as they alone benifit from society staying as it is
- Religion, then, was starving off this revolution
- He believed that radical social change would change would transform society into a Communist Utopia
- Evaluation
- Functionalists argue that the working class doses benefit from capitalism
- Successful business provide jobs with varying levels of ability
- Functionalists argue that the working class doses benefit from capitalism
- Marx (1957) though that religion is a tool employed by the ruling class to prevent mass rebellion that would free the working class being wage slaves
- The argument that religion is a conservative force in society come from structure theorists
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