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Which of the following¾perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies¾stressed the social impact of religion? |
| | A) | Max Weber |
| | B) | Émile Durkheim |
| | C) | Karl Marx |
| | D) | Talcott Parsons |
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Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | each of the above |
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Max Weber's pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of: |
| | A) | macro-level analysis |
| | B) | micro-level analysis |
| | C) | resurgent fundamentalism |
| | D) | the interactionist approach to religion |
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Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior, it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | each of the above |
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Which one of the following religious denominations is most likely to report the experience of being "born again"? |
| | A) | Baptists |
| | B) | Roman Catholics |
| | C) | Episcopalians |
| | D) | Unitarians |
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Which of the following is not an example of an ecclesia? |
| | A) | Catholic church in Spain |
| | B) | Islam in Saudi Arabia |
| | C) | Buddhism in Thailand |
| | D) | Episcopal Church in the United States |
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By far the largest single denomination in the United States is: |
| | A) | Lutheranism |
| | B) | Episcopalianism |
| | C) | Southern Baptist |
| | D) | Roman Catholicism |
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Religion defines the spiritual world and gives meaning to the divine. These are ____________ functions of religion. |
| | A) | manifest |
| | B) | latent |
| | C) | positive |
| | D) | negative |
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As part of its effort to support lesbian and gay rights, the Metropolitan Community Church performs same-sex marriages, which it calls "holy union ceremonies." These ceremonies are an example of the: |
| | A) | integrative function of religion |
| | B) | social support function of religion |
| | C) | social control function of religion |
| | D) | none of the above |
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John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation, emphasized: |
| | A) | a disciplined work ethic |
| | B) | this-worldly concerns |
| | C) | a rational orientation to life |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Liberation theology is the use of the Roman Catholic church in a political effort to eliminate poverty, discrimination, and other forms of injustice in ____________. |
| | A) | Europe |
| | B) | East Africa |
| | C) | Latin America |
| | D) | Southeast Asia |
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The Adam and Eve account of creation found in Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, is an example of a religious: |
| | A) | ritual |
| | B) | experience |
| | C) | custom |
| | D) | belief |
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In a society with a(n) ____________, the political and religious institutions often act in harmony and mutually reinforce each other's powers over their relative spheres of influence. |
| | A) | denomination |
| | B) | ecclesia |
| | C) | cult |
| | D) | sect |
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Which one of the following is the most basic manifest function of education? |
| | A) | bestowing status |
| | B) | transmitting knowledge |
| | C) | promoting social and political change |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The teacher-expectancy effect is most closely associated with the: |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | anomie theory |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education