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Sociology of Religion
Religion and community seem to be two interrelated belief systems. As the reading explains, even the earliest Americans prayed to God for guidance, while strengthening their new sense of community. I felt the reading was well-written, interesting, and supported with sufficient evidence. One of the more interesting points Wuthnow made was about how Americans are becoming disillusioned with the clergy, pastors, and other church leaders they had once looked up to.
Even though this article was written eight years ago, I think that the small-group movement has progressed even further. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, I feel people reached out for spirituality, closeness, and their faith. Most people reached out to their communities as well, wanting to not feel alone in the time of crisis.
Despite that surge of God-seeking, I feel that the wave of Catholic priests who have been exposed in sexual molestation scandals has hurt organized religion as a whole. People...
More liberal viewpoints continue to saturate the media, the movies, our musical choices, our politics - tolerance is much more popular than Christian beliefs will ever be. With that in mind, the success of smaller churches is obvious - smaller churches tend to attract believers with the exact same beliefs, which causes little opposition when it comes to worship. Larger churches tend to divide over petty things, such as gossip, or a pastor hurting someone's feelings.
Because of this, it is easier to gather with similar people than it is to gather with people who are unfamiliar to you. Religion is such a private matter anyway, and to come together to openly worship takes a certain level of…
Sociology: Changing Societies in a Diverse World (Fourth Edition) George J. Bryjak & Michael P. Soroka Chapter One Summary of Key Concepts Sociology is the field of study which seeks to "describe, explain, and predict human social patterns" from a scientific perspective. And though Sociology is part of the social sciences (such as psychology and anthropology), it is quite set apart from the other disciplines in social science; that is because it emphasizes
Finally, the rise of science and technology due to industrialization militated against institutionalized religion (Bruce, 2002, p. 18). As people became more educated and reliant on science and technology in their everyday lives and work lives, religious disagreements with science and led people to abandon institutional religions as unscientific and backward. People knew that science and technology worked; therefore, religious arguments against science and technology tended to be rejected.
Sociology, Identity, and Families I would like to write about the concept of self in sociology this week because I have learned to evaluate the relationship between the internal and external self and the influence that society plays on developing who we are as individuals. When taken in the perspective of how we view children in society as influential and subject to the perspectives of key people, one would believe that
Sociology The difference between micro and macro perspectives in sociology is that the latter looks into the role of social institutions in influencing social life and interaction, while the former is centered on studying social interaction itself, which happens between individuals or people who are also members of the society. The distinction between the two perspectives become easier to understand when applied in the context of a particular social phenomenon, such as
More precisely, "studies show that disabled persons experience lower labor force participation rates, higher unemployment rates, and higher part-time employment rates than nondisabled persons." This is largely due to the fact that there is a sense of discrimination. Still, while the United States, more or less, is independent from this point-of-view, in terms of Germany, its approach is strictly connected to that of the European Union. A proof of
Examples where religion has become intersected with politics are present throughout the entire history, and in more recent years, include the debates on same sex marriages or on abortion. A more specific look at the relationship between politics and religion has revealed at least three points of intersection -- the role of churches, the evolution of human rights and the emergence and impacts of religious conflicts. In terms of the