Introduction to Sociology: Understanding the Sacred and Profane

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What is the central concept of capitalism that involves investing capital to create more goods and profit?

  • Trade agreements
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Labor rights
  • Investment (correct)

Which social institution significantly influences economic development?

  • Education system
  • Religion (correct)
  • Political debates
  • Gender norms

How are social forces related to religion, according to the text?

  • They only influence economic situations
  • They only influence gender norms
  • They always influence religious institutions (correct)
  • They have no impact on religious institutions

What is the importance of unraveling interconnections between religion and other societal aspects?

<p>It reveals the influence of religion on society (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In traditional societies, where does religion usually play a central role?

<p>In social life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does education involve according to the text?

<p>Both formal and informal learning institutions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the sacred realm in every society from the profane?

<p>Presence of the supernatural (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which religions mentioned in the text had no conception of the supernatural?

<p>Early Buddhism and Confucianism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does studying religion sociologically enable researchers to view its relationship with other institutions?

<p>Through understanding its public character (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as the important aspect of religion in relation to power and politics?

<p>Its public character (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of movements have historically emerged due to religion's relationship with power?

<p>Anti-caste movements and movements against gender discrimination (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does sociology find interest in examining the relationship between political and religious spheres?

<p>Wide sense of looking at power (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Max Weber's work, how did Calvinism influence the emergence of capitalism?

<p>By emphasizing that work should be done for the glory of God (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of predestination in Calvinism?

<p>It determined whether one will go to heaven or hell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Calvinists interpret success in one's profession?

<p>As a sign of God's happiness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did investment play according to Calvinist ethics?

<p>Became something like a holy creed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Calvinists view money earned from work?

<p>Not to be used for worldly consumption (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Calvinists believe about signs of God’s will in this world?

<p>They sought signs through their occupations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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