The shift from civil religion to common religion means that_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The shift form civil religion to common religion means that________________?

   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

2. The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that_______________?

   A. fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives
   B. one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization
   C. both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children
   D. parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure

3. Which of the following perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ?

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

4. The emphasis on the relationship between religion and which ONE of the following is distinctive to Weber’s study of religion ?

   A. social inequality
   B. social change
   C. social solidarity
   D. social conflict

5. Which of the following -perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ?

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

6. Religion defines the spiritual world and gives meaning to the divine These are ___________ functions or religion?

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

7. when we shift from primary to secondary group we also shift from________________?

   A. Formal to informal control
   B. Informal to formal
   C. General to specialized
   D. None of these

8. Sociology differs from common sense in that_______________?

   A. it focuses on the researchers own experiences
   B. it makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be
   C. its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts
   D. it is subjective and biased

9. Sociology differs from common sense in that_______________?

   A. it focuses on the researchers own experiences
   B. it makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be
   C. its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts
   D. it is subjective and biased

10. The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that __________?

    A. fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives
    B. one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization
    C. both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children
    D. parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure