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Contents Religion is a social institution Functions of religion 1. The functionalist perspective 2. The conflict perspective

Religion as a social institution Religion is the set of beliefs and practices regarding sacred things that help a society understand the meaning and purpose of life.

Religion as a social institution Religious beliefs and practices involve the sacred: they involve things our senses cannot readily observe, and they involve things that inspire in us awe, reverence, and even fear. Emile Durkheim Barkan S. Sociology: Comprehensive Edition. Vol. 1. Religion as a social institution

The functionalist perspective Functionalist theorists look to the contributions religion makes to society’s survival. Hughes M. , Kroehler C. Sociology. The core

The functionalist perspective Émile Durkheim - The elementary forms of religious life

The functionalist perspective Purpose of the universe? Purpose of our place in it? The meaning of our life? Is there any purpose?

The conflict perspective Karl Marx: “the opium of the people”

The conflict perspective The relation between the past and the present Conflict theory Hughes M. , Kroehler C. Sociology. The core.

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References Barkan S. Sociology: Comprehensive Edition. Vol. 1. Religion as a social institution Gallup [Электронный ресурс]: Americans' Belief in Psychic and Paranormal Phenomena Is up Over Last Decade. 2001. URL: http: //www. gallup. com Hughes M. , Kroehler C. Sociology. The core. 2011. P. 360 -364

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