Soci 201 Dumas – Final 2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED AND GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
Women in the labour force - ANSWER--in the latter half of the
20th century, women became more prevalent in the public work
sphere because:
1) there was an increase in the demand for service sector
workers; women are prone to service
2) there was a decrease in the number of children born;
when there are less children at home, there is less reason to
stay home
3) family finances; they need to support their families
because it is harder for families to exist on just one wage
Humanist Perspectives - ANSWER--ex. communism
-often science-based
-important differentiation between religions and humanists;
religions say "our existence has meaning", whereas humanists
say "life has no meaning, we have to give it meaning"
,-when we study religion from a sociological standpoint, we do
so scientifically -we develop theories and hypotheses and test
them with rigorous scientific methods
Whither Religion? - ANSWER--The bible belt in canada is the
maritimes (the
east coast); they are the most active
not Alberta
-There is still a market for religion; people are still trying
to figure that out
-Religious leaders are failing to connect people
with religion
Marx on Religion - ANSWER-1) religion/god is a human
construct
2) religion is the "opiate of the masses"
3) religion maintains an unequal, exploitive society
4) it delays the inevitable transition to an egalitarian communist
state 5) religion will eventually fade away
Capitalism causes religion
***EXAM QUESTION: Who believed religion would fade
away? - ANSWER-
,Marx
Durkheim on Religion - ANSWER--believed the origin of religion
is social
1) religion is a social/human construction; we created god
out of an innate
desire to have
something
2) religion contributes to the collective conscience; we desire
answers to important questions (such as is there a god? Why
do we suffer? Why does god allow suffering?) and because
there are gaps in knowledge about these things, there is a need
for religion
3) religion leads people to classify all things into one of two
categories; sacred
and profane. the sacred represents those things that are
deemed to warrant
profound respect and the profane encompasses
everything else
4) religion will continue to impact people and their behaviour;
until science can
, answer the important questions we ask, religion
will be here
Durkheim on Religion; functions of religion - ANSWER--fosters
cohesion (brings people together)
-offers support during crises
-addresses ultimate (important) questions that can't be
answered by science
-provides social service (ex. the mustard seed)
-legitimizes political authority
-influences social change
- will continue to exist in the future
Weber and "Spirit" - ANSWER-1) Weber wrote The Protestant
Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic: when you accumulate wealth in your life,
it shouldn't be spend frivolously; doing that is considered
improper; rather, invest it (and invest it in the world)
2) We should examine religion in terms of how it affects the
ways in which we behave; weber was not interested in whether
there was a god or not, but rather the impact of religion on
peoples behaviour especially political leaders
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED AND GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
Women in the labour force - ANSWER--in the latter half of the
20th century, women became more prevalent in the public work
sphere because:
1) there was an increase in the demand for service sector
workers; women are prone to service
2) there was a decrease in the number of children born;
when there are less children at home, there is less reason to
stay home
3) family finances; they need to support their families
because it is harder for families to exist on just one wage
Humanist Perspectives - ANSWER--ex. communism
-often science-based
-important differentiation between religions and humanists;
religions say "our existence has meaning", whereas humanists
say "life has no meaning, we have to give it meaning"
,-when we study religion from a sociological standpoint, we do
so scientifically -we develop theories and hypotheses and test
them with rigorous scientific methods
Whither Religion? - ANSWER--The bible belt in canada is the
maritimes (the
east coast); they are the most active
not Alberta
-There is still a market for religion; people are still trying
to figure that out
-Religious leaders are failing to connect people
with religion
Marx on Religion - ANSWER-1) religion/god is a human
construct
2) religion is the "opiate of the masses"
3) religion maintains an unequal, exploitive society
4) it delays the inevitable transition to an egalitarian communist
state 5) religion will eventually fade away
Capitalism causes religion
***EXAM QUESTION: Who believed religion would fade
away? - ANSWER-
,Marx
Durkheim on Religion - ANSWER--believed the origin of religion
is social
1) religion is a social/human construction; we created god
out of an innate
desire to have
something
2) religion contributes to the collective conscience; we desire
answers to important questions (such as is there a god? Why
do we suffer? Why does god allow suffering?) and because
there are gaps in knowledge about these things, there is a need
for religion
3) religion leads people to classify all things into one of two
categories; sacred
and profane. the sacred represents those things that are
deemed to warrant
profound respect and the profane encompasses
everything else
4) religion will continue to impact people and their behaviour;
until science can
, answer the important questions we ask, religion
will be here
Durkheim on Religion; functions of religion - ANSWER--fosters
cohesion (brings people together)
-offers support during crises
-addresses ultimate (important) questions that can't be
answered by science
-provides social service (ex. the mustard seed)
-legitimizes political authority
-influences social change
- will continue to exist in the future
Weber and "Spirit" - ANSWER-1) Weber wrote The Protestant
Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic: when you accumulate wealth in your life,
it shouldn't be spend frivolously; doing that is considered
improper; rather, invest it (and invest it in the world)
2) We should examine religion in terms of how it affects the
ways in which we behave; weber was not interested in whether
there was a god or not, but rather the impact of religion on
peoples behaviour especially political leaders
