Question: Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?

• 1. functionalist perspective
• 2. conflict perspective
• 3. interactionist perspective
• 4. each of the above

Question: Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society ?

• 1. functionalist perspective
• 2. conflict perspective
• 3. interactionist perspective
• 4. each of the above

Question: World-affirming religions_______________?

• 1. embrace conventional cultural values but offer new means of achieving them
• 2. react against the loss of any meaningful religious content in the teachings of churches
• 3. adopt an attitude of mild disapproval towards mainstream social values
• 4. reject both the goals and means of conventional society and provide utopian alternatives

Question: A sect is organized around_______________?

• 1. beliefs that can be challenged by members a charismatic leader and openness to new recruits
• 2. tolerance towards other religions and the separation of church and state
• 3. voluntary membership democratic leadership and high levels of emotional commitment
• 4. the idea of the secular world itself as being sacred

Question: Secularization involves the two related ideas of__________________?

• 1. disappointment and disproportion
• 2. disbelief and disintegration
• 3. disengagement and disenchantment
• 4. distribution and distillation

Question: in Durkheim,s work the term collective representations refers to______________?

• 1. effervescent ceremonies that create a feeling o belonging
• 2. images of gods or totems that are widely recognized
• 3. shared ideas and moral values often symbolized by an object or figurehead
• 4. ideological tools used to obscure class divisions

Question: Which of the following does NOT account for the rise in the cost of health care ?

• 1. Classical rules that govern marketplace exchanges have been applied to the health care industry for decades
• 2. Labor costs have risen sharply
• 3. The continual upgrading in the scope and intensity of medical services is costly
• 4. The concept of “health” has been expanded to include mental and psychological difficulties and “condition” such as infertility

Question: Educational self-fulfilling prophecies_______________?

• 1. exist where children fail to learn because teachers cannot teach.
• 2. are unlikely to exist when teachers’ assessments of students are grounded by the stereotype’s teachers hold of various classes and racial groups
• 3. may result in student alienation and failure
• 4. none of the above

Question: Which of the following is NOT a function of education ?

• 1. completing socialization
• 2. social integration
• 3. research and development
• 4. procreation

Question: ________ is a relatively permanent change in behaviour or capability that results from experience ?

• 1. Insight
• 2. Education
• 3. Learning
• 4. Manipulated cognition