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joblessjake

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on: Jul 2, 2018
According to Emile Durkheim, as people meet to affirm common beliefs and values, they are bound together in a
 
  a. sect.
  b. moral community.
  c. cult.
  d. kinship group.

Question 2

Emile Durkheim's study of the role of the totem in the religion of Australian aborigines led him to the conclusion that
 
  a. people bestow the notion of the sacred onto something, rather than the object being intrinsically sacred.
  b. the powerless are taught to accept religious beliefs that are against their own interests.
  c. religion is the ultimate tool to promote false consciousness.
  d. religion is both a source of stability and a source of conflict.


dominiqueenicolee

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. moral community.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. people bestow the notion of the sacred onto something, rather than the object being intrinsically sacred.


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