Study Guide
Patterson: AMST 201
Study Guide Exam One: PURITANS
1. Define and explain culture and provide examples
2. Define deviancy and provide examples
3. What are the functions of deviancy? Provide examples.
4. What motivated the Puritans for leaving Old England for New England?
5. The Puritan movement is better described as a Revivalist than a Reform Movement. Explain.
6. Describe the Puritan religious ideology.
7. Define and explain City Upon a Hill, Visible Saint, Predestination, Covenant of Grace, Covenant of Works, Closed Christian Utopian Corporate Society.
8. What problems did the issue of Visible Sainthood pose for the members of the Puritan community? Provide examples.
9. What are the two competing visions of Judgment Day? How did the Puritans envision it?
10. Explain and define “Puritan Work Ethic”.
11. How was economic success evaluated?
12. What problems might arise in the Puritan community with increased economic success?
13. Discuss some Puritan virtues/sins in regards to their work ethic.
14. How did Puritans view slavery?
15. Discuss “social predestination”
16. What was the Puritan form of government?
17. How do we describe a political system that is based on religion?
18. According to the Puritans, why was government necessary?
19. How did Puritans view privacy and individualism?
20. What principle law was their political system based on?
21. How did the Puritan political system realize their community ideal?
22. What were the functions of the Puritan family?
23. What were the Puritans’ views on childrearing?
24. Explain the function of the ‘putting out system’.
25. How did Puritans view marriage and what role did the community and parents play in a couple’s marriage?
26. What were the primary functions of marriage?
27. What kind of love should spouses express for each other? Why?
28. Describe Puritan courtship and practices such as the courting stick and bundling. Explain why this was important to the community.
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Study Guide Exam One: PURITANS
1. Define and explain culture and provide examples
2. Define deviancy and provide examples
3. What are the functions of deviancy? Provide examples.
4. What motivated the Puritans for leaving Old England for New England?
5. The Puritan movement is better described as a Revivalist than a Reform Movement. Explain.
6. Describe the Puritan religious ideology.
7. Define and explain City Upon a Hill, Visible Saint, Predestination, Covenant of Grace, Covenant of Works, Closed Christian Utopian Corporate Society.
8. What problems did the issue of Visible Sainthood pose for the members of the Puritan community? Provide examples.
9. What are the two competing visions of Judgment Day? How did the Puritans envision it?
10. Explain and define “Puritan Work Ethic”.
11. How was economic success evaluated?
12. What problems might arise in the Puritan community with increased economic success?
13. Discuss some Puritan virtues/sins in regards to their work ethic.
14. How did Puritans view slavery?
15. Discuss “social predestination”
16. What was the Puritan form of government?
17. How do we describe a political system that is based on religion?
18. According to the Puritans, why was government necessary?
19. How did Puritans view privacy and individualism?
20. What principle law was their political system based on?
21. How did the Puritan political system realize their community ideal?
22. What were the functions of the Puritan family?
23. What were the Puritans’ views on childrearing?
24. Explain the function of the ‘putting out system’.
25. How did Puritans view marriage and what role did the community and parents play in a couple’s marriage?
26. What were the primary functions of marriage?
27. What kind of love should spouses express for each other? Why?
28. Describe Puritan courtship and practices such as the courting stick and bundling. Explain why this was important to the community.
29.