Ludwig Feuerbach,s views on the alienation involved in transferring human values and ideas onto gods and spirits as distinct from human societies influenced the ideas of which classical sociologist ?

A. Max weber
B. Emile durkheim
C. Vilfredo pareto
D. Karl marx

Weber,s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904/5) was part of a larger project to study what ?

A. Christianity,s influence in the west
B. The influence of the world religions on social development
C. How salvation beliefs have shaped the modern world economy
D. The impact of capitalism on the world religions

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

According to Steve Bruce (1996) which of the following was a factor in generating strong religious commitment in the USA as compared to Europe ?

A. An evangelical strand of christianity
B. A non-established church
C. A variety of new religious movements
D. Late and very rapid industrialization

An ecclesia is___________________?

A. A religious organization that claims total spiritual authority over its members
B. A church organized around voluntary rather than compulsory membership
C. A sect or cult with a very small following
D. A hierarchy of priests or other spiritual leaders

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

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

Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________?

A. Macro-level analysis
B. Macro-level analysis
C. Resurgent fundamentalism
D. The interactionist approach to religion

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

A. Manifest
B. Latent
C. Positive
D. Negative

Symbolic interactionists ?

A. View “sickness” as a condition to which we attach socially devised meanings
B. Are not interested in how the medical profession defines certain conditions as diseases
C. Refer to the rising geriatric prisoner population in need of medical treatment as the “medicalization of deviance
D. None of the above