Do you believe in Hell or do you believe man is a product of his social interaction, social constructs, genetics, etc...and not personally responsible for what knowledge comes into his possession? Can you defend your claims for me?
2007-01-23 10:47:30 · 6 answers · asked by This Virus Called Language 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Sociologists observe that there is a paradox in human behavior: people are guided by social forces and structures that shape their lives, yet they also have free will. They do not appeal to genetic imperatives to explain human learning. Nor do they (or any science, for that matter) explain human thinking and action in terms of the forces of heaven, hell, God, or anything else that can not be empirically verified. However, they do examine real people and how they interact on the basis of shared religious understandings.
2007-01-23 14:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by Verbigerate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest reading Durkheim's work on Religion. Marx also wrote about religion in the Economic and Philosophic manuscripts.
I also recommend reading Pierre Bourdieu's work "Distinction". It discusses habitus and worldviews.
Most sociologists are not atheists. They just understand the role and importance of religion in society. I'm not saying there are no atheist sociologists, but I woudl not say the "majority" or "most" sociologists are atheist. As someone in the sociology community (I'm a member of the American Sociological Association, the Midwest Sociological Society, and the Society for the Study of Social Problems) I can honestly say that the vast majority of contacts I have believe in some religion.
2007-01-24 14:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by poohb2878 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on their "World View". Sociology is essentially made up of defining ones "World View" to explain why they act the way they do. I have a Christian World View, so I believe there is a heaven and hell.
2007-01-23 18:53:45 · answer #3 · answered by Shayna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Are you by any chance a merchant of fear?
Spreading fear. Most sinner spread fear in the name of God.
If you notice most reborns have been at the bottoms of the pit because of their unmoral lives, and than have a cheek to tell those of us who have led a hardworking, honest & clean life what to do ahd who to pray to, collecting moneys along the way!
Get a decent jobs guys!!
2007-01-30 19:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by secret society 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in Hell, but most sociologists are atheists. I was raised in a Baptist religion, so that is what was taught to me from birth. It is what I was taught, was "the norm".
2007-01-27 12:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Play it safe, go to church.
2007-01-31 06:11:17 · answer #6 · answered by pnn177 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋