Religion Education and Health

A. Christianity,s influence in the West
B. the influence of the world religions on social development
C. how salvation beliefs have shaped the modern world economy
D. the impact of capitalism on the world religions

A. Max Weber
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Vilfredo Pareto
D. Karl Marx

A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. anomie theory

A. bestowing status
B. transmitting knowledge
C. promoting social and political change
D. all of the above

A. manifest
B. latent
C. positive
D. negative

A. macro-level analysis
B. macro-level analysis
C. resurgent fundamentalism
D. the interactionist approach to religion

A. Max Weber
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx
D. Talcott Parsons

A. the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives
B. despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values
C. religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practise their faiths in private
D. people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings

A. a religious organization that claims total spiritual authority over its members
B. a church organized around voluntary rather than compulsory membership
C. a sect or cult with a very small following
D. a hierarchy of priests or other spiritual leaders

A. the movement towards religious pluralism
B. inspirational Protestant groups who revived religious ideas
C. new religious movements who rejected traditional forms of labor
D. Calvinists who engaged in ascetic practices to gain signs of salvation