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
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Related Mcqs:
- 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...
- 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...
- In countries such as Iran and Iraq the Moslem religion is a(n)_______________?
- A. sect B. cult C. denomination D. ecclesia or universal church...
- 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...
- 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...
- Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?
- A. recreation B. innovation C. ingratiation D. integration...
- 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...
- Which religion includes a hierarchy of gods?
- A. Christianity B. Shintoism C. Zoroastrianism D. Hinduism...
- Resources are defined as______________?
- A. everything needed for the production of goods and services including human energy B. everything found in the ground C. everything that is made by people D. none of the above...
- Conflict theorists view stratification systems as______________?
- A. resulting from class struggles B. effects of the law of nature C. mechanisms of coercion D. BOTH coercive and resulting from class struggles...
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