Ch. 14 - Religion
The focus of our time in chapter 14 will hinge on religion as viewed through the lens of sociology.
Chapter 14 Objectives
- Explain the sociological meaning of religion.
- Describe the different views of religion as seen by the major theoretical perspectives.
- Distinguish the basic types of religious organization.
- Discuss the meaning and nature of religiosity.
- Define secularization and describe its relationship to religiosity in the United States.
- Discuss religious fundamentalism in the United States from the sociological perspective.