Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between religious systems and social change?
a. Religion is always an agent fostering social change.
b. Religion sometimes impedes and sometimes encourages social change.
c. Religious systems have little or no effect on the processes of social change.
d. The character of religious institutions is an outgrowth of changes in the economy.
Question 2Intense and deliberate socialization designed to change major beliefs and behaviors is
a. adult socialization
b. life course socialization
c. alternative socialization
d. resocialization
Question 3Certain collections of social and political beliefs and the rituals for communicating those beliefs that exist outside traditional religious institutions are termed:
a. abstract ideals
b. animism
c. civil religion
d. patriotism
Question 4The part of one's identity that is formed early in childhood and not easily changed is one's
a. life course
b. core identity
c. sense of self
d. none of these
Question 5Buddhism is an example of:
a. abstract ideals
b. animism
c. simple supernaturalism
d. theism
Question 6The set of roles people play over a lifetime and the way those roles change as a consequence of social change is termed the:
a. developmental curve
b. developmental sequence
c. growth experience
d. life course
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