A. the sympathetic interpretation of myths
B. the rational system of ideas that explains a belief system
C. a justification of the function of religion
D. the rules of ritual observance
Related Mcqs:
- According to Mead the generalized other is_______________?
A. one’s mother
B. shame
C. societal norms
D. analytic internalization - According to Robert Salisbury the crucial factor in turning awareness of an issue into an organized movement is_______________?
A. money
B. mass media
C. leadership
D. all of the above - Human beings are born into a social world that is_______________?
A. not of their own making
B. newly created in each generation
C. the result of cultural development over previous generation
D. totally beyond their control - In the United States an example of a taboo is_______________?
A. making money
B. marrying sister
C. gambling
D. climbing Mt Rushmore - Another way of saying that position in a group are value-rated by group members is_______________?
A. statuses are ascribed
B. authority is hierarchical
C. statuses are ranked
D. roles are scripted - The crowd at a religious revival meeting is_______________?
A. casual
B. acting
C. expressive
D. disorganized - When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other the result is_______________?
A. a standard metropolitan area
B. a megalopolis
C. an ecological city
D. a repetition of the Greek polis - Since state and nation are not the same thing the preferred term for individual political entities is_______________?
A. nation-sates or national states
B. dominions
C. principalities
D. territories - The government is_______________?
A. the ultimate source of social control
B. institutionalized social control
C. a way of insuring absolute freedom for citizens
D. BOTH ultimate and institutionalized social control - Recent events vividly demonstrate that nationalism is_______________?
A. dead
B. the source of wars and atrocities
C. at most a quaint reminder of past political cultures
D. the bastion of freedom and world peace
