Beliefs in society - Topic 1 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyReligion and beliefsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: lcarvell2002Created on: 05-10-19 20:09 Consensus theory Agreement theory that inhibits social change 1 of 42 Functionalist View Society made up of separate which support overall harmony 2 of 42 Religious Functions (Durkhiem) Norms and values, social cohesion, events + normlessness 3 of 42 Anomie (Normlessness) Making sense of the world and belonging to a wider community 4 of 42 Marxist View Based around competition, power + status 5 of 42 Capitalism Economic system that shows huge no of people owning the power and wealth 6 of 42 Evaluation (Functionalism) Decline in religion, disruptive, doesn't see social change 7 of 42 ISA Set of ideas used by the government to control society 8 of 42 Functionalism + Religion Acts a conservative force, promotes social cohesion 9 of 42 Criticisms of Functionalism + Religion No harmony, ignores social change, secularisation 10 of 42 Examples of ISA Media, education, religion 11 of 42 Criticisms of Marxism Complex structure, less exploitation 12 of 42 Marxism + Religion Prevents demands, stops social change, justifies social order 13 of 42 Criticisms of Marxism + Religion Not always prevent social change, religion is universal 14 of 42 Feminist View Equality for both genders on social, political and economic values 15 of 42 Simone De Beauvoir Religion acted to oppress women 16 of 42 Genderquake Lasting impact of feminist movement 17 of 42 Feminism + Religion Religious ceremonies + scriptures 18 of 42 Examples of Patriarchy in scripture Bible - women's role are nurturing, caring and birth giving which reinforces gender norms 19 of 42 Max Weber Studied Calvinism and their beliefs, said that Protestant ethic was the spirit of capitalism 20 of 42 Calvinist Belief Predestination, work hard, no unproductive activities, reinvest 21 of 42 Predestination God chooses your life course, chooses who goes to heaven and who goes to hell 22 of 42 Evaluation of Max Weber Only suggestion, not all protestants become capitalists, not all capitalist countries began with protestants 23 of 42 Meridith McGuire Acts as either radical or conservative force depending on position in society 24 of 42 Antonio Gramsci (Neo-Marxism) Agreed with Marxism HOWEVER not only role it played 25 of 42 Hegemony Passing of ideas + values 26 of 42 Counter Hegemony Challenges hegemonic ideas 27 of 42 Hegemonic Control Passing on ideas and values in secret 28 of 42 Evaluation of Neo-Marxist Questioned how central religion was in MLK campain, not all his messages were religious 29 of 42 Religious Fundamentalism Returning to the fundamentals of any religion, acts as conservative force 30 of 42 Secularisation Wilson - Decline in religious belief + influence 31 of 42 Trends Less RE in schools, church attendance declined, affiliation has declined 32 of 42 Clergy Powerful + influential to society, responsible for influencing, making + passing laws in Uk 33 of 42 Rationalisation Looking to scientific evidence to explain life 34 of 42 Desacralisation Sacred explanations give way to scientific rational explanations 35 of 42 Privatisation of faith Practising faith in comfort of own home/privately 36 of 42 Grace Davie High affiliation + low attendance, believing WITHOUT belonging 37 of 42 Abbie Day Low affiliation + high attendance, believing IN belonging 38 of 42 Evaluation of Secularisation Abbie Day, Rationalisation, Lynch 39 of 42 Alienation Describes the isolating, dehumanizing, and disenchanting effects of working within a capitalist system of production 40 of 42 Socialism Economic system which there's government ownersip of goods and their production 41 of 42 Interactionism Theoretical perspective that derives social processes (such as conflict, cooperation, identity formation) from human interaction 42 of 42
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