can instill fear and oppress its follower at times. The followers who see the founder of a religion to be extraordinary or supernatural could be mislead by a dishonest and unethical leader (Fisher‚ 2005). According to French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) humans need organized social structures like religion to live (as cited in Fisher‚ 2005‚ p. 23). Along with teaching social virtues such as‚ love‚ compassion‚ and harmony religion also shows and leads the way through spreading faith
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A sociological theory is a set of ideas that provides an explanation for human behaviour & human society. They present some of the fundamental building blocks upon which thinking about the behaviour of people in society can be built. It is necessary to look at the perspectives of different sociologists and the theory’s applied within perspectives to explain the impact of social influences. There are two main perspectives in sociology; macro- sociological and micro-sociological. For my case study
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reaction to it) are described as collective effervescence. Sui Generis (unique to itself) is what Eliade‚ a Romanian religion historian who is also categorized amongst other essentialist‚ used to describe the Holiness and Sacredness of it all. Emile Durkheim‚ a functionalist‚ does not believe that religion has
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differentiating “surface” conditions leads back to more fundamental questions of social structure and solidarity. The sentiments underlying the norm demanding unconditional punctuality correspond to‚ and may be a legacy of the mechanical solidarity that Durkheim stressed underpinned even the most complex and advanced societies. With all the tasks on our plates‚ it is easy to try to cram in one more activity before rushing off to the next engagement‚ but when you arrive late‚ it can resul in any of the
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There are many different perspectives on the growth of modernity. Society is constantly changing as more time passes by. People like Emile Durkheim and Max Weber both offer their own individual perspective on how the growth of modernity came about and how we have come to understand today’s society. In the 1890s period Emile Durkheim a sociologist‚ in France watched the transformation of society go from a ‘primitive’ stance into something more complex also known as ‘organic solidarity’. Max Weber
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“positivism” was dawn upon Auguste Comte. He is known as the father of sociology‚ where he aimed to create a naturalistic of society‚ which would explain the past development of the human race and predict its future course. Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim‚ both shared the similar beliefs. They both believed that the society should be described and analysed in terms of functions. The society is a system of interrelated parts where no one part could function without another. If one part changes‚ then
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MODERNITY AND WEST: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Modernity and West are two closely tied terms. We often even use these as synonyms; in place of one or the other. The reason why these two words are so closely related is that modernity is part of the new identity that the West built for itself after having found the Americas. In sociology‚ the first and foremost clues of modernity are found in Europe‚ and it has been seen that modernity developed under the banner of Europe all along‚ therefore‚ it is
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The topic tradition and modernization is very important topic in the fast changing modern world where every person faces contradiction between his traditional culture and modernization. Modern thoughts‚ life style‚ working culture‚ clothing etc. all integrated part of modernization. Though there are some conflict in the traditional way and modernized way of doing things‚ but these two means different leads to the same results. let us understand what is tradition First and modernization? As mentioned
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Postmodernity: A Break from Modernity Postmodern is a complex term with multiple usages. As a consequence‚ it is open to conflation and confusion. The “post” in postmodern is not definitive and it’s up to the writers to clarify their particular usage. (Gibbins & Reimer‚ 1996‚ p. 8) As such‚ the meaning of “post” in this paper refers a “break from”‚ “opposition to”‚ “difference to and from” and a response to”. Works of Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill; Friedrich Nietzsche and Michel Foucault
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Discuss the attitude toward materiality and material culture of a religious tradition of your choice Material culture is an exceedingly prominent part of modern day society‚ and can be seen almost everywhere one goes. Material culture can be categorised in four ways: ‘artefacts‚ landscapes‚ architecture‚ and art’; our attachment to each category interacting and influencing the others. As we have developed as human beings‚ our dependence on objects has steadily increased‚ both physically and psychologically
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