A. an evangelical strand of Christianity
B. a non-established church
C. a variety of new religious movements
D. late and very rapid industrialization
Related Mcqs:
- How has Grace Davie (1994) characterized the general religious position within Western Europe ?
A. religious pluralism with many gods
B. believing without belonging
C. secularization against religion
D. belonging without believing - Selves without bodies don,t make much sense in human terms (Jenkins 1996) What is Jenkins alluding to in this quotation ?
A. the need to bring biological knowledge into sociology
B. the need to theorize the embodiment of the social self
C. the need for sociologists to understand the natural sciences
D. the need for a new science of sociobiology - Sreberny-Mohammadi (1996) argues that national cultures can resist American cultural domination of the media by_____________?
A. domesticating its content including more home-produced programmes
B. controlling the distribution of imported products by banning satellite dishes
C. creating reverse flows of their own programmes back to imperial societies
D. all of the above - According to recent findings from across Europe which of the following statements best characterizes cohabitation ?
A. an experimental stage before marriage
B. a family form only found among st younger people
C. a short-lived experiment from the 1960 s that is now in decline
D. an alternative to traditional marriage - According to Durkheim stronger social ties and religious affiliation______________?
A. Increase the suicide rates
B. Decrease them
C. Have no effect upon them
D. None of these - Which of the following is with 20 million adherents the largest non-Christian faith in Europe ?
A. Judaism
B. Buddhism
C. Islam
D. Hinduism - 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 - What concept does Durkheim use to explain how religious ceremonies generate social solidarity ?
A. collective consciousness
B. collective interaction
C. collective effervescence
D. class consciousness - Of the two types of religious organizations that have a negative relationship with society which one accepts pluralistic legitimacy ?
A. a cult
B. a sect
C. a church
D. a denomination - Which term describes religious organization of a loosely knit and transient kind ?
A. church
B. denomination
C. sect
D. cult
