Sociologists have identified as functions of religion all of the following except
a. promoting a sense of anomie.
b. promoting a sense of unity.
c. providing a sense of meaning.
d. promoting a sense of belonging.
e. legitimating social arrangements.
A
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Discrimination, as defined in the text
a. refers to attitudes or feelings that one's own group is superior to all other groups. b. is limited to intentional actions by individuals or groups that bring harm to other individuals or groups. c. refers to actions or practices carried out by members of a dominant group that have a differential and harmful impact on members of a subordinate group. d. was thought by Charles Hamilton and Stokely Carmichael to be caused mainly by prejudice.
In one series of studies of the equity of capital punishment, criminologists found:
a. blacks were more likely than whites to be executed for the same crimes b. capital punishment is an ineffective deterrent against robbery c. fear of the death penalty had discouraged them from carrying guns when they committed crimes d. states with a death penalty have higher rates of murder at the time of robbery than states that do not have one
Which of the following is a correct example of civil religion?
a. Singing patriotic songs on the Fourth of July b. Tax exemptions for churches c. The sex scandal in the Catholic church d. High religiosity among members of sects
Mainstream Buddhism and Hinduism don't support competitive sports because they emphasize
A. the importance of fate and luck in everyday life. B. individualism and self-development. C. transcending the self and the material world. D. hard work and sacrifice as the means to salvation.