Sociologists Theorists of Religion A2

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1. Functional definition, defines religion in terms of contribution it makes to social integration, rather than specific belief in god/supernatural

  • Milton Yinger (1970)
  • Emile Durkheim (1915)
  • Abercrombie and Turner (1978)
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2. Argue that in pre-capitalist society , while Christinaity was a major element of ruling class ideology, it only had a limited impact on peasantry

  • Bronislaw Malinowski (1954)
  • Abercrombie and Turner (1978)
  • Armstrong (1998)

3. reject concept of alienation as unscientific and based on a romantic idea that humans have a 'true self'

  • Talcott Parsons (1967)
  • Althusser (1971)
  • Bellah (1976)

4. Civil Religion - Belief in system that attaches sacred qualities to society itself

  • Abercrombie and Turner (1978)
  • Robert Bellah (1970)
  • Talcott Parsons (1967)

5. (Social constructionist- how definitions of R are constructed) Shows how for its followers Scientology is a religion

  • Milton Yinger (1970)
  • Alan Aldridge (2007)
  • Althusser (1971)
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