A. a cult
B. a sect
C. a church
D. a denomination
Related Mcqs:
- In a society with a (n) ___________ the political and religious institutions often act in harmony and mutually reinforce each other,s powers over their relative spheres of influence ?
A. denomination
B. ecclesia
C. cult
D. sect - A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school. This is an example of_____________?
A. the contact hypothesis
B. a self-fulfilling prophecy
C. scapegoating
D. reverse discrimination - A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school This is an example of___________?
A. the contact hypothesis
B. a self-fulfilling prophecy
C. scapegoating
D. reverse discrimination - A network of roles according to which each person accepts certain duties towards others makes ?
A. Social background
B. Social Order
C. Social stratification
D. None of these - Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ?
A. conformists
B. innovators
C. ritualists
D. retreatists - Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?
A. Conformists
B. innovators
C. ritualists
D. retrealists - In modern society people belong to so many groups that a number of their in-group and out-group relationships overlap It has given the members of society a wide spectrum of___________?
A. behavior learning
B. socialization
C. both a & b
D. None of these - In “Gesellschaft” the society of tradition is replaced with the society of ______________?
A. Impersonal relations
B. Contract
C. Modern ideas
D. None of these - 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 - New age movements are an example of which type of religious movement ?
A. world-affirming
B. world-rejecting
C. world-enhancing
D. world-accommodating