social change
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- Created on: 12-09-17 10:10
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- social change
- functionalism - religion as a conservative force.
- religion and consensus
- maintains social stability and prevents society from disintegration.
- creates value consensus
- reduces likelihood of society collapsing due to selfishness being prioritised
- helps individuals deal with stresses that would otherwise disrupt the life of society
- religion has conservative (traditional) beliefs
- social solidarity and integreation
- value consensus - everyone believes in the same ideas
- traditional ideas - patriarchy, sexuality and social class
- explanations of purpose - world, universe, death
- sacred
- has conservative functions (how religion keeps things as they are
- secondary socialisation (norms and values)
- creating communities - belonging and identity
- normative guidance on life - sacred and profane
- religion and consensus
- feminism
- religion and patriarchy
- conservative force
- acts as an ideology that legitimates patriarchal power and maintains women's subordination the family and wider society.
- females are absent in sacred texts.
- in catholicism, women are seen as unclean and impure so shouldnt be given roles of power within the church
- religion justifies patriarchy by maintaining male dominance
- in catholicism, women are seen as unclean and impure so shouldnt be given roles of power within the church
- conservative force
- religion upholds traditional beliefs
- traditional beliefs allowed women fewer rights than men. for example access to divorce, decision making and dress codes.
- sacred texts feature predominantly male gods and profits as well as being written by men. women are present in a negative light by following anti female stereotypes.
- in places of worship there are often rules that relate to women that prevent them participating fully. e.g. not being able to touch holy books when menstruating. women are often marginalized.
- function of religion according to feminism
- justifies patriarchy
- creates gender ideologies
- maintain a patriarchal society to stop women from uprising against men. they believe religion oppresses women through rituals and worships, sacred texts and practices.
- creates gender ideologies
- evaluation
- marxists would argue the working class are oppressed, not women.
- many new age religions are dominated by women
- women can overcome oppression and use religion for liberation (Gbowee)
- justifies patriarchy
- religion and patriarchy
- marxism
- religion and capitalism
- marx sees religion as a conservative ideology that prevents social change
- by legitimating or disguising exploitation and inequality, it create false class consciousness in the working class
- prevents revolution and maintains stability of capitalist society
- by legitimating or disguising exploitation and inequality, it create false class consciousness in the working class
- marx sees religion as a conservative ideology that prevents social change
- religion and conservative beliefs
- inequality/poverty
- hierarchy is inevitable
- power and control
- functions of religion
- acts as an opiate to cope with alienation and equality. deludes reality and disguises exploitation.
- creates and maintains false class consciousness through justification
- promises of heaven and rewards
- religion is linked directly to governments. controlled by the powerful and elites maintaining conservative traditions for their own gains/
- religion and capitalism
- functionalism - religion as a conservative force.
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