. Which of the following did Émile Durkheim and Karl Marx agree on regarding religion?
A. Secularization was inevitable.
B. Religion prevents the masses from recognizing the ways in which the ruling class exploits them.
C. Sacred rituals serve an important social function by bringing communities together.
D. Disenchantment would lead modern society to become an “iron cage,” imprisoning people in lives that lacked spirituality and creativity.
Ans: A
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