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A #sociology quiz for #AQA #Alevel on #religion
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1
Bruce says that NRMs and NAMs...
... don't cancel out the decline of mainstream religions.
... cancel out the decline of mainstream religions.
2
Which sociologist talks about '
Disneyfication
'?
Beck
Giddens
Satish Kumar
Lyon
3
Mary Daly argues that Catholic Church promotes misogyny. What example does she use for this?
Ecclesiastes 7:26 said women can be source of evil for men.
Corinthians 11:3 said 'head of every woman is the man'.
Titus 2:3 - 5 said for women to obey their own husbands.
God creating Adam in his own likeness (men are like God)
4
Why do Norris and Inglehart believe that low-income groups have a higher demand for religion?
They feel less secure
They are more at risk of life threatening events
They get money from the church
They need an opium to distort reality
5
What does 'believing without belonging' mean?
Participation and power increases but belief doesn't
power increases but belief doesn't
Participation and power declines but belief doesn't
Participation declines but belief doesn't
6
who argues that women's oppression is a result of patriarchal forms of society in existence?
Woodhead
Saadawi
Barker
Armstrong
7
Which sociologist talks about Religious institutions in todays society?
Wilson
Stark
Davie
Bruce
8
Which sociologist argues that Christianity has promoted a
patriarchal construction of reality
?
Mary Daly
Daphne Hampson
Douglas
Jean Holm
9
Why are Stark and Bainbridge critical of secularisation theory?
they believe it puts forward a distorted view of the past
they see it as Eurocentric.
they believe it puts forward a distorted view of the future
they believe there was no golden age of religion
10
Who defined secularisation in 1966?
Bruce
Stark
Wilson
Weber
11
From 1983-2014, the percentage of the population who identify as
'other christians'
has...
.... decreased
...stayed the same
...increased
12
Why does Stark not believe that secularisation is occurring?
people in middle ages were forced into religion by community
Church attendance in USA has trebled
golden age of religion did not exist
religion was never popular to begin with
13
Norris and Inglehart argue that the demand for religion is greatest from which social class?
Middle class
Working class
14
Bruce believed that Modernity is characterised by individualism. True or False?
False
True
15
Who created the term 'believing without belonging'?
Drace Gavie
Davie Grace
Gavie Drace
Grace Davie
16
Bruce says that NRMs and NAMs have...
... a big impact on secularisation
... a small impact on secularisation
17
Which sociologist says that expressions of religiosity can restore self concept and identity?
Bauman
Hervieu-Leger
Lyon
18
33% of the population are...
Jedi Knights
Atheist
Muslim
Amish
19
Which church does
Bruce
predict will 'fold' around
2030
because of
declined social influence?
Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Church of England
20
What feature of modernity does Bruce believe undermines religion?
increasing rationalisation
diversity of occupations
fragmentation of social life
disappearance of community
21
Does Stark believe secularisation is occurring?
yes
no
22
Which sociologist studied Secularisation in the USA?
Grace Davie
Bruce
David Martian
23
How do Holm and Barker think Women's religions are a good thing?
it can enhance women sense of identity
Women can do what they want
It can support political lesbianism
Women can escape mens oppression
24
What is the resacrilisation debate?
the idea that religion is adapting to fit modern society.
the idea that religion isn't adapting to fit modern society.
25
Stark and Bainbridge are
not
critical of the secularisation theory. True or False?
False
True
26
Which of the following is a critique of Secularisation theory?
Secularisation is only Eurocentric
The theory is one sided
ignores 'beleving without belonging' theory
Religion is not declining, just changing form
27
Who critiques Davie's ideas of Postmodernism and religion?
Bruce- 'Believing without belonging is a weak religion'
Voas & Crockett- 'surveys show that belief is in decline'
28
Detraditionalization means that traditions are losing their significance in society.
False
True
29
Which sociologists produced the Existential Security Theory?
Vaos and Crockett
Stark and Bainbridge
Heelas and Woodhead
Norris and Inglehart
30
Which sociologists talk about the effect of
Social and Cultural Diversity
on secularisation?
Parsons and Aldridge
Berger and Wilson
Wilson and Aldridge
31
Who supports Weber's Rationalisation theory?
Heelas and Woodhead
Wilson
Davie
Bruce
32
who talks about religious organisations as evidence for patriarchy in religion?
Saadawi
Douglas
Armstrong
Woodhead
33
Heelas and Woodhead believe secularisation
is
occurring in the UK?
True
False
34
Which sociologist argue that religions view women bodies and sexuality to be dangerous.
Holm and Barker
Dougls and Achcar
35
How does
Aldridge critique Wilson
on Social and Cultural Diversity?
peoples beliefs become undermined by others beliefs
loss of community contributed to decline of religion
Religion can be a source of identity
36
What is Durkheim's explanation of Secularisation?
religion finds it difficult to appeal to all
society has approached a social revolution
people no longer need an opium to distort their reality
religion is less likely to celebrate new rules of society
37
Religious institutions today overall have...
...less influence since the 19th century
....more influence since the 19th century
38
monotheism is...
the belief in one god
the belief in many gods
39
Lilith is a folklore story from which religion?
Christianity
Buddhism
Catholicism
Judaism
40
From 1983 to 2014, the percentage of the population with
no religion
has
increased by
...
20%
10%
5%
15%
41
who talks about places of worship as evidence for patriarchy in religion?
Armstrong
Achcar
Holm
Barker
42
Which sociologist talks about
spiritual shopping
?
Lyon
Bauman
Hervieu-Leger
Bruce
43
Stark and Bainbridge believed that...
...its human nature to seek rewards and avoid costs
..religion meets human needs- people are naturally religious
...churches are like companies selling goods in a market.
...religion is attractive because it provides compensators.
44
who argues that early religions placed women at the centre, such as earth mother goddesses?
Woodhead
Barker
Armstrong
Saadawi
45
Which sociologists talk about
the effect of
Spiritual revolution
on secularisation?
Norris and Inglehart
Holm and Bowker
Stark and Bainbridge
Heelas and Woodhead
46
who talks about religious laws and customs as evidence for patriarchy in religion?
holm
Douglas
Armstrong
Woodhead
47
Who
identified that there is now a general disbelief in metanarratives?
Lyotard
Ritzer
Beck
Bauman
48
What is structural differentiation?
process of specialisation within industrialised society
new institutions replacing one single institution
separate,specialised institutions that carry out functions
49
Who critiques Lyons theory?
Davie
Bruce
Giddens
50
Postmodernism links in with secularisation directly. True or False?
False
True
51
What is the process of
rational thinking and acting
?
Spiritual Differentiation
Rationalisation
52
What is a hybrid religion?
a mix of different traditions
a 'mix and match' of different religions
53
Which sociologist talks about the effect of Religious diversity on secularisation?
Heelas and Woodhead
Wilson
Berger
Weber
54
What type of feminist is Mary Daly?
Radical Feminist
Liberal Feminist
Marxist Feminist
55
58% of the population are...
Muslim
Buddhist
Hindu
Christian
56
The Existential Security Theory suggests why...
... Third world countries remain religious.
... Western countries have become more religious.
... Western countries has become secular.
... Third world countries are less likely to be religious.
57
What does Daly mean when she refers to
Symbolic Violence
?
the idea that patriarchal beliefs are at the core of beliefs
the violence which is exercised upon a social agent
58
What can be used as evidence of Patriarchy in Religion?
Sacred Texts
Religious laws and customs
Places of worship
Religious organisations
59
Which sociologist talks about '
Detraditionalization
'?
Bruce
Lyon
Kumar
Giddens
60
Who created the term
disenchantment
and
rationalisation
?
Wilson
Bruce
Woodhead
Weber
61
Which sociologist notes a trend towards vicarious religion?
Giddens
Hervieu-Leger
Davie
Beck
62
Bruce says that Lyons theory...
... describes a weak religion
...is evidence of religion becoming more popular
...has opposing evidence against it
...is evidence of secularisation
63
15% of the population go to church...
...once a week
...once a year
...once every ten years
...once a month
64
How did Giddens link globalisation to detraditionalization?
He said it helps people embrace their culture.
He said it tears cultures away from its origin.
He said it does nothing to effect peoples culture.
65
which sociologist discusses how exclusive women religions are a good thing?
Douglas
Holm
Barker
Achcar
66
Which sociologist discusses Spirituality in everyday life?
Satish Kumar
Bainbridge
Bauman
Lyon
67
Who identified that people now adopt an individual approach to understanding the world?
Beck
Lyotard
Bauman
Ritzer
68
What does Marx believe is the explanation for secularisation?
religion finds it difficult to appeal to all
society has approached a social revolution
people no longer need an opium to distort reality
religion is less likely to celebrate new rules of society
69
Religious Market Theory was produced by which sociologists?
Voas and Crockett
Norris and Inglehart
Heelas and Woodhead
Stark and Bainbridge
70
How has religion become disneyfied?
variations of the same product are 'sold'
Its packaged as a commodity
religion is now treated as a joke
