Which of the following is an example of a belief system?
a. Christianity
b. the doctrine of the federal New Democratic Party
c. astronomy
d. Islam
e. religions (e.g., Christianity, Islam), the doctrine of political parties (e.g., New Democratic Party), an
e. religions (e.g., Christianity, Islam), the doctrine of political parties (e.g., New Democratic Party), and branches of science (e.g, astronomy) all constitute belief systems
In popular discourse, which of the following religious groups is typically socially
typed as "deviant"?
a. ecclesia
b. churches
c. sects
d. cults
e. sects and cults are socially typed as deviant
e. sects and cults are socially typed as deviant
Which of the following religious groups is the least likely to be socially typed as "deviant" within the society in which they exist?
a. ecclesia
b. churches
c. sects
d. cults
e. denomination
a. ecclesia
Which of the following is an example of ecclesia?
a. the Christian Church in Canada
b. "The Family of Love" (formerly known as the "Children of God"), as
found in many nations around the world
c. the Anglican Church in England
d. Catholicism in Boston, Ma
c. the Anglican Church in England
According to Wright (1997), why is media coverage of cults distorted and selective?
a. due to a lack of accurate information about cults and the groups in question
b. due to a lack of in-depth information about cults and the groups in questions
c. due to
e. media coverage of cults is distorted and selective as a result of all of the reasons listed above
Which of the following is a characteristic of The Family of Love?
a. "flirty fishing"
b. antagonism toward patriotic symbols, such as flags
c. celibacy
d. a required period of service in the nation's military
e. complete segregation from the outside world
a. "flirty fishing
In the social control of cults, those groups that emphasize their concern that cults utilize the "wrong" interpretation of the Bible are called
a. cult awareness groups.
b. anti-cult groups.
c. counter-cult groups.
d. cult control groups.
e. cult awarenes
c. counter-cult groups.
The groups that use the word "cult" to refer to very specific religious groups that have "destructive" characteristics are
a. cult awareness groups.
b. anti-cult groups.
c. counter-cult groups.
d. cult control groups.
e. cult awareness groups and anti-cul
e. cult awareness groups and anti-cult groups.
Because of which barrier to religious freedom has China been described as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) every year since 1999, in the U. S. Secretary of State's annual report on religious freedom in the world?
a. hostility toward non-approved re
c. authoritarian measures to control religious beliefs and practices
According to the U. S Secretary of State, which barrier to religious freedom involves governments that try to intimidate people to either convert to a state- approved religion, or leave the country?
a. hostility toward non-approved religious groups
b. sta
a. hostility toward non-approved religious groups
The social typing of "deviant" religious groups is resisted through
a. the recruitment of new members.
b. hiring public relations firms to represent themselves in the media.
c. questioning the traditional distinction between ecclesia, churches, sects, and
e. a variety of activities, including all of those listed above.
Which religious group has been perceived as evil, dangerous and a threat to the social order?
a. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
b. Catholics
c. Branch Davidians
d. Protestants
e. every religious group in the world has been perceived this way
e. every religious group in the world has been perceived this way in some societies and at some points in time
Empirical research has found a relationship between religiosity and
a. positive attitudes toward school.
b. older age of first sexual intercourse.
c. positive attitudes toward a wider range of others.
d. earlier age at first marriage.
e. communalism.
a. positive attitudes toward school.
Who faced accusations of witchcraft?
a. followers of pre-Christian religions
b. midwives
c. women who outlived their husbands
d. children
e. during the peak of the European witchcraze, just about anyone (including all of those listed above) could be accus
e. during the peak of the European witchcraze, just about anyone (including all of those listed above) could be accused of witchcraft
In 1600, a local midwife is arrested for witchcraft, put on trial, and burned at the stake. In which of the following regions is she most likely to have lived?
a. a region where Catholicism had weakened, and trials were conducted by local authorities
b. a
a. a region where Catholicism had weakened, and trials were conducted by local authorities
The Canadian residential schooling policy
a. provided Aboriginal children with similar levels and types of education as non-Aboriginal children received in Canada's public schools at the time.
b. placed an emphasis on teaching Aboriginal children to integ
e. combined formal education (e.g. arithmetic) with religious education (i.e. Christianity) and cultural education (i.e. how to act "White").
The blurring of boundaries between religious and political belief systems is evident in
a. Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
b. the Canadian residential schooling initiative.
c. the witch persecutions.
d. the United States.
e. all of the situations and plac
e. all of the situations and places listed above.
The work of the Christian Coalition illustrates
a. an anti-cult group.
b. a counter-cult group.
c. a cult control group.
d. the blurring of boundaries between religious and political boundaries.
e. the targeting of religious groups by France's anti-sect l
d. the blurring of boundaries between religious and political boundaries.