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6. According to Malinowski, in what way does religion promote solidarity?
- By maintaining the status quo
- By reinforcing a sense of togetherness
- By performing psychological functions for individuals
- By legitimating the suffering of the poor
7. One of the situations in which religion performs this role is at times of life crises.
8. According to Parsons, religion also...
- Provides a source of meaning
- Both
- Creates and legitimates society's central values
9. Bellah defined civil religion as...
- A belief system for the non-religious
- A belief system that attaches sacred qualities to society itself
- A belief system that attaches sacred qualities to celebrities
10. Bellah argues that civil religion integrates society in a way that individual religions cannot.
11. What is one of the criticism of the Functionalist perspective?
- It ignores the negative aspects of religion
- It ignores the positive functions of religion
- It fails to fully explain civil religion