How do sociologists interpret religion?
Do they see it as something created by man to help keep order and relative peace on Earth?
2007-08-26 10:05:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
It's a way to express a code of moral laws for a culture and it helps to explain the unexplainable (i.e what happens when you die, why are we here, ect.). Every culture develops a religion of some kind.
2007-08-26 10:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
look up sociology of religion and you will get what you are looking for.
there are the general sociologist that have a view of religion, and then there are specific sociologist that study religion to see why we have it and what it brings to our lives. If it is created or not.
2007-08-26 20:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by treppab 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Brian. It's just for comfort and keepin' people in line. Also, religion was created far before our knowledge of our world now, so there's no excuse to still believe it.
2007-08-26 17:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by nckmcgwn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That depends on the sociologist asked...
2007-08-26 17:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by Bart D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No to help bring money and a easy life to the blessed.
2007-08-26 17:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
That's probably part of it. But I'm sure it's a little more complicated than that.
2007-08-26 17:09:13 · answer #6 · answered by LG 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋