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6. which of these is not a function of religion according to durkheim
- collective conscience
- social solidarity
- help people cope with difficulties
- conservative force
7. what is animism mean
- an early form of religion that claims all plants, animals and humans have spirits or souls
- belief in supernatural
- early form of religion
8. what did marx mean by religion being opium of people
- allow people to experience a spiritual high
- religion helps people to deal with pain but distorts relaity
- distracts people
9. durkheim's definition of collective conscience
- mindset of people
- set of values and morals shared by everyone in society
- bringing people together
10. what is a belief system
- a way of seeing the world which underlies the theories of science
- any intergrated set of ideas which influence the way people see the world
- something society creates
11. what is a marxist view on religion
- religion enforces a false class consciousness
- religion is destructive
- religion inhibits social change
12. what did bellah mean by civil religion
- a secular religion that unites people in multi-faith societies by instilling a spiritual patroitism
- religion that is not spiritual
- the government controlling beliefs