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One of the arguments for secularisation is that individuals are less likely to seek religious explanations for existential questions and increasingly rely on
Secular explanations
Which of the following is an example of how religion has become less influential in public life?
State services have been secularized
Durkheim believed that religion was tremendously important in which type of society?
Pre-industrial societies
What did Durkheim argue that religion transmitted in pre-industrial societies?
Social values
What percentage of the population regularly attended a church service on a Sunday in 2015?
5%
What percentage of weddings took place in church in 1971?
60%
What happened to the number of weddings held in church between 1971 and 2012?
It halved
According to Terry Sanderson, what services are people increasingly abandoning the church for?
Naming ceremonies, celebration of life parties, and humanist funerals
According to Emile Durkheim, what are the two completely separate parts that religious beliefs divide the world into?
The sacred and the profane
What are the three distinctive levels of analysis that are important to address when discussing religion and secularisation?
Religious practice/function, religious organization, religious thought/belief
According to Wilson, what has been happening to the importance of religion in the UK since the 1960s?
The importance of religion has been declining
According to Durkheim, what does the totemic emblem symbolize?
God and society
Why did Durkheim argue that people worship society when they worship God?
Because society is more important and powerful than the individual
What function does religion perform for society, according to Durkheim?
All of the above
What does Durkheim believe would happen without shared values and moral beliefs? (WRONG ANSWER ONLY)
No religious rituals
According to critics, what is one reason Durkheim's study of Aboriginal groups may be misleading?
All of the above
What was the percentage of the population that attended church before industrialization, according to the text?
40%
According to Durkheim, what is the main concern regarding the process of industrialization and urbanization?
The decline of religious ties in rural communities
According to Weber, what is the term used to describe the change in the way individuals explain the social world due to modernization?
Disenchantment
According to Bryan Wilson, how does he define secularization?
The process whereby religious thinking, practices, and institutions lose their social significance
According to Peter Berger, what is secularization?
The process by which sectors of society and culture are removed from the domination of religious institutions and symbols
What are the three distinctive levels of analysis in relation to religion and secularization, as mentioned by Wilson?
Religious practice/function, religious organization, religious thought/belief
According to Wilson, what does secularization refer to in the UK since the 1960s?
The decline in the importance of religion
What evidence suggests that secularization is occurring in the UK?
Church attendance and affiliation statistics
According to Durkheim, what does the totemic emblem symbolize?
The sacred qualities of clan members
What did Durkheim argue about the symbol of the totem?
It represents both God and society
According to the secularisation debate, what does secularisation mean?
The decline of religion in society
What are the two parts into which the argument of secularisation can be broken down?
Religion's declining importance in private lives and in public life
What is one example of religion becoming less powerful and influential in public life?
Laws passed by governments no longer reflect religious values
Who initiated the debates on secularisation in sociology?
The founding fathers of sociology
According to Durkheim, in which type of society was religion tremendously important?
Smaller, less pluralistic pre-industrial societies
What were the founding fathers of sociology concerned with in the secularisation debate?
The role, functions, and importance of religion in society
What percentage of the population regularly attended a church service on a Sunday in the 1960s?
40%
What percentage of the population regularly attended a church service on a Sunday in 2015?
5%
What percentage of weddings took place in church in 1971?
60%
According to Terry Sanderson, what services are people increasingly abandoning the church for?
Naming ceremonies, celebration of life parties and humanist funerals
According to Emile Durkheim, what are sacred objects?
Symbols that inspire feelings of great respect and awe
According to Durkheim, what was the role of religion in small-scale societies?
To reinforce social control
How does Bryan Wilson define secularisation?
The process whereby religious thinking, practices, and institutions lose their social significance
What are the three distinctive levels of analysis in relation to religion and secularisation, as mentioned by Wilson?
Religious practice/function, religious organization, religious thought/belief
What did Durkheim suggest about the worship of society?
People worship society when they worship God
According to Weber, what term did he use to describe the change in the way individuals explain the social world due to modernization?
Disenchantment
What is the secularisation debate concerned with?
The role of religion in society
What is the main argument of secularisation in its simplest form?
Religion is less important in individuals' private lives
What are some examples of how religion has become less powerful and less influential in public life?
Laws no longer reflect religious values; education has been secularized; religious leaders have less influence
Who initiated the debates on secularisation in sociology?
The founding fathers of sociology
According to Durkheim, in which type of society was religion tremendously important?
Smaller, less pluralistic pre-industrial societies
What does the term 'collective conscience' refer to?
Shared moral beliefs
What did Durkheim argue about the importance of shared values and moral beliefs in society?
They are necessary for social order and social control.
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