Assess sociological explanations for the increasing number of religious and spiritual organizations and movements in society today. (18 marks) There are many explanations for the growth in other religious and spiritual movements in society today sociologist have offered three main explanations for this trend‚ marginality‚ relative deprivation and social change. Sociologist Weber argued that other forms of religious and spiritual movements such as sects tend to arise as a result of marginality.
Premium Sociology
Religion affects many areas of society in a profound way. It shapes the moral standards of individuals‚ which in turn influences the decisions of policy makers. It has played an important role in many movements for social change‚ including the movement to abolish slavery in the United States. Many religious organizations work to promote social welfare by such actions as assisting the poor‚ caring for the sick‚ and sheltering the homeless. Also‚ in some societies‚ a shared religion is a powerful social
Premium Religion
The middle east has been at the centre of involvement for great powers for centuries. Its people have been subjected to conquest‚ colonization‚ and regime change. The Ottoman Empire‚ European powers and the United States have each impacted the region. The combination of their actions created the modern states of the Middle East as we know them today. This argues that the current social and political situation in the region is a direct consequence of these various powers. The Ottoman Empire was facing
Premium Iran Iran Ottoman Empire
households is the increase in divorce‚ which leaves more parents raising children without a partner. This increase in marital breakdown may be explained in terms of an increasing acceptance of diversity and choice in family life. Possibly due to secularisation‚ a decrease in the importance of religion in people’s lives‚ there is increasing less stigma attached to parents who raise children outside of a nuclear family structure. Many people would argue that a single parent could raise a child better
Premium Marriage Family Divorce
When it comes to education in religion‚ there are many issues and different aspects that arise with the method of teaching and the method of learning. In Kathleen Engebretson ’s peer-reviewed article‚ "Foundational Issues in Educating Young People for Understanding and Appreciation of the Religions in Their Communities"‚ she discusses her developed ideas on how to embark on the education of the varieties of religion and how to overcome expected barriers. Engebretson ’s article touches base with the
Premium Religion Education Christianity
"While many Americans were enjoying economic prosperity during the 1920s‚ there was also increasing social conflicts." Assess the validity of this statement with reference to Ku Klux Klan‚ fundamentalism and Sacco and Vanzetti case. Political and cultural debates divided Americans of the 1920s. Major issues of the decade reflected a split between urban and rural‚ modern and traditional‚ radical and reactionary. Nativist‚ anti-radical sentiments emerged in a 1921 trial‚ the Sacco-Vanzetti Case. Two
Premium United States Roaring Twenties Southern United States
become kind of a positive one and therefore is increasing. Furthermore an increase in divorce has also caused a decline in marriage over the past 30 years. The second reason I believe has caused a decline in marriage over the past 30 years is secularisation. This has caused a decline in marriage as people believe it is now okay to end relationships and no longer believe in ideas such as ‘till death do we part’. Consequently it has resulted in people believing there is no problem with ending a marriage
Premium Family Marriage Nuclear family
Bibliography: Agha‚ Dr. Olfat Hassan. http://bertie.la.utexas.edu/research/mena/acpss/english/ekuras/ ek25.html#Heading5. Islamic Fundamentalism and Its Image in the Western Media. Ba-Yunus‚ Ilyas. http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/6453/myth.html. The Myth of Islamic Fundamentalism. Emerson‚ Steven. The Other Fundamentalist. New Republic. June 12‚ 1995. Hassan‚ Anser. http://psirus.sfsu.edu/IntRel/IRJournal/sp95/hassan.html . Invitation to Islam: Islamic
Premium Islam Muhammad Muslim world
even in moral values.7 They accept the existence of God and of a hereafter‚ but rejecting the intricacies of Christian theology. In the other hand‚ Market Fundamentalism is the exaggerated faith that when markets are left to operate on their own‚ they can solve all economic and social problems.8 According to the author‚ the market fundamentalism was a two-pronged ideological system. The first prong held that societal needs were served most efficiently in a free market economic system‚ individuals
Premium Age of Enlightenment Europe Western culture
History of sociology and the father of sociology. Auguste Comte Sociological reasoning predates the foundation of the discipline. Social analysis has origins in the common stock of Western knowledge and philosophy‚ and has been carried out from at least as early as the time of Plato. The origin of the survey can be traced back at least early as the Domesday Book in 1086‚ whilst ancient philosophers such as Confucius wrote on the importance of social roles. There is evidence of early sociology
Premium Sociology