Secularization refers to which of the following?

a. The historical importance of religion in people's lives
b. The historical increase in the importance of the sacred
c. The historical decline in the importance of the sacred
d. The historical concern of the church with social change


Answer: c

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A) disengagement B) therapeutic care C) custodial care D) institutional care

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Human rights are

a. The same in meaning all over the world b. Only meaningful to rich countries c. Very glocalized and meanings vary across civilizations d. Not recognized in Islamic states

Sociology