Briefly answer each question by identifying the term, person, or concept. Tell why the term, person, or concept is important for the study of religion.

Assignment Question

Sociology of Religion Examination One Fall Semester 2023

This exam allows you to reflect and organize your thinking and learning on the issues in the sociology of religion that we have studied to this point in the term. You need only your textbook, the course readings, your notes, course PowerPoints/Canvas resources, and your engaged mind to complete the exam. Total 103 points. You can open this Word file and complete the exam. Save you completed exam with your last name first, e.g., Simth Exam One. Post your exam in the assignment link in the Week 6 module.

Short Answer –

1. Briefly answer each question by identifying the term, person, or concept

2. Tell why the term, person, or concept is important for the study of religion.

3. Indicate the page number(s) in Dat or other course document where you found your answer e.g. (Day p. 9). If the term is from readings, indicate the source by the name of the author e.g. (Durkheim or Pearse and Gilliland).

For a course PowerPoint, indicate as (PPT). You must provide all three elements: identification, importance, and reference to receive full credit. 4 points each. 1. What is a substantive definition of religion? 2. What is a functional definition of religion? 3. What do sociologists mean by the statement that “Religion is a Human Product”? 4. Emile Durkheim and the social collective 5. Religiousness (Pearce and Gilliland) 6. Participant Observation and the study of religion 7. Nancy Ammerman 8. Religious Nones 9. Ninian Smart’s Seven Elements of Religion 10. Cohort or Generational Religious Change (Pearce and Gilliland) 11. Age or Life Cycle Change in Religiousness (Pearce and Gilliland 12. New Religious Movements Essays Answer the following essay questions in a complete and well-developed essay based on your own analysis of course materials. You may use your textbook, readings, Canvas resources or class notes. References to the textbook and readings should be cited as follows: e.g. (Singleton, p. #) or (Berger p. #). You do not need to use any other references.

Answer one of the following questions: 30 points. 1. Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber each provide classical approaches to understanding the role of religion in society. Briefly describe their main ideas about religion and tell how we might use their approaches to understand the role of religion in society today. 2. Secularization theory originally predicted that religion would decline to the point of being irrelevant in modern society. Abby Day offers a counter argument by observing that religion experiences retreat, reinvention, and resurgence in modern society. How does she use these concepts to help us understand religion in the everyday life of individuals?