Marxism and Religion 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyReligion and beliefsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: AmyCreated on: 21-05-13 13:02 what does religion help the subject class deal with, according to Marx? their alienation 1 of 22 what is alienation? where the subject class are cut off from the goods they produce, which are owned by the ruling class 2 of 22 how did marx describe religion? as an 'opium of the people' 3 of 22 why? it dulls the pain of the oppression experience by the subject class 4 of 22 what is the illusion put forward by religion? that it appears to offer hope 5 of 22 who created this illusion? the ruling class 6 of 22 what is the false class conciousness? they accept these ideas and do not challenge the ruling class 7 of 22 how does religion explain events? they have occurred by supernatural powers 8 of 22 what does this mean the subject class cannot do? do anything to challenge their situation 9 of 22 how does religion support the social order with monarchs? by suggesting that they have the divine right to rule 10 of 22 to challenge monarchs would be to challenge whom? god 11 of 22 what does religion promise is the subject class accept their suffering? rewards in the afterlife 12 of 22 what does this prevent? the subject class being aware of their exploitation 13 of 22 why would religion not be needed in a communist society? because there would be no oppression or alienation or exploitation causing pain that needs to be dulled 14 of 22 what is a weakness of this? religion remained important in communist countries such as poland 15 of 22 what does TRADITIONAL marxism ignore? how religion can be used to challenge the ruling class 16 of 22 how do functionalists criticise marxists? for ignoring positive aspects of religion 17 of 22 how is secularisation an argument against marxism? it's hard to see how religion can create a false class consciousness if societies are becoming more secular 18 of 22 what does gramsci argue the ruling class maintains over the subject class? hegemony 19 of 22 what can be developed by the intellectuals? the views of the oppressed 20 of 22 who developed this with the liberation theology? maduro 21 of 22 what is this? the subject class turn to religion when other forms of protest have been suppressed. religious leaders then express these problems 22 of 22
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