SOC220L - Sociology of Religion

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
Sociological perspectives on religion aim to understand the functions religion serves, the inequality and other problems it can reinforce and perpetuate, and the role it plays in our daily lives.. As a belief system, religion shapes what people think and how they see the world. As a social institution, religion is a pattern of social action organized around the beliefs and practices that people develop to answer questions about the meaning of existence. Religion, as an institution, persists over time and has an organizational structure into which members are socialized. This course will examine religion objectively in its social and cultural context.