Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?

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1. Durkheim,s approach to religion involved the opposed concepts of_________________?

   A. good and evil
   B. children of light and children of darkness
   C. natural and supernatural
   D. sacred and profane

2. Durkheim was one of the first scientific sociologists who studied______________?

   A. suicide
   B. mental illness
   C. sex
   D. all of the above

3. Durkheim believed that religion__________________?

   A. exploited the masses
   B. was a reflection of human society
   C. had nothing to do with social life
   D. was a radical force in society

4. Durkheim,s analysis suggests that so-called primitive people__________________?

   A. invented the concept of gods
   B. though they were gods
   C. projected their human ideals and personified them as gods
   D. saw themselves as clans of animals

5. The discipline that studies such disparate subjects as the environment religion politics criminality organization and so on is______________?

   A. history
   B. sociology
   C. political science
   D. psychology

6. In countries such as Iran and Iraq the Moslem religion is a(n)_______________?

   A. sect
   B. cult
   C. denomination
   D. ecclesia or universal church

7. Religion performs all but one of the following functions_______________?

   A. provides answers to basic s for which there is no other authority
   B. supports societal norms and values by transforming them into divine laws
   C. helps people deal with guilt for their transgressions offering a way back to a constructive life
   D. provides a single set of norms that are universally accepted and agreed upon

8. Marx regarded religion as______________?

   A. a deliberate hoax on the part of dominant classes
   B. alienating on both personal and social levels
   C. an opiate
   D. all of the above

9. Marx believed religion was used to_______________?

   A. help people improve their lives
   B. support the exploitation of the masses
   C. deal with reality
   D. attain immortality

10. Religion has the function of________________?

    A. supporting societal norms
    B. making life anxiety-ridden
    C. having the individual lose his/her identity
    D. decreasing a person’s sense of security