Lesson 03B3.4.2
03B3.4.2 Theoretical views on secularisation Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 10
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The 20 questions
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Which sociologist argued that religion is losing its social significance in modern societies?
- Bryan Wilson
- Talcott Parsons
- Karl Marx
- Emile Durkheim
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Who developed the concept of 'sacred canopy' to describe religion's unifying role?
- Max Weber
- Peter Berger
- Steve Bruce
- Grace Davie
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Which theorist coined the phrase 'believing without belonging' to describe modern religion?
- Linda Woodhead
- David Lyon
- Grace Davie
- Danièle Hervieu-Léger
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What term describes the shift from religious to rational explanations in society?
- Pluralisation
- Sacralisation
- Differentiation
- Rationalisation
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Which term refers to churches and religious organisations becoming separate from the state?
- Fragmentation
- Differentiation
- Privatisation
- Secularisation
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Which sociologist defines secularisation as the declining social significance of religion?
- Robin Hood
- Steve Bruce
- Michel Maffesoli
- Paul Heelas
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What name is given to the religious marketplace where various faiths compete for consumers?
- Postmodern religion
- Religious market theory
- Secularisation theory
- Liberation theology
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Who are the key proponents of religious market theory?
- Stark and Bainbridge
- Berger and Luckmann
- Heelas and Woodhead
- Marx and Engels
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What does postmodernist David Lyon suggest has replaced traditional institutional religion?
- Rigid secularism
- State atheism
- Extreme fundamentalism
- Jesus in Disneyland
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Which concept describes people picking and mixing elements from various faiths?
- Bricolage
- Dogmatism
- Orthodoxy
- Fundamentalism
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What did Paul Heelas and Linda Woodhead study in their Kendal Project research?
- State education
- Church attendance
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Holistic milieu
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Which term describes a shift towards individual spiritual journeys rather than collective worship?
- Institutional shift
- Subjective turn
- Collective shift
- Objective turn
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How does Danièle Hervieu-Léger describe individual spiritual journeys in late modernity?
- Monks
- Converts
- Missionaries
- Pilgrims
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Which theoretical perspective views secularisation as a myth pushed by a liberal elite?
- Postmodernism
- Functionalism
- Marxism
- Classical sociology
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Which theory claims that declining church attendance simply masks hidden personal faith?
- Vicarious religion
- Secularisation theory
- Structural functionalism
- Rational choice theory
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What do secularisation theorists point to as clear empirical proof of decline?
- Attendance statistics
- Spiritual books
- Cathedral tours
- Alternative festivals
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Which theorist argued that religious pluralism actually prevents secularisation?
- Steve Bruce
- Karl Marx
- Bryan Wilson
- ，《Peter Berger》
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Which concept describes the transformation of religious institutions into worldly, service-providing bodies?
- Religious rationalisation
- External secularisation
- Internal secularisation
- Spiritual commodification
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What do religious market theorists argue that religious monopolies inevitably lead to?
- Spiritual revival
- State integration
- Complacency and decline
- Increased pluralism
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Which perspective uses historical data to argue that past societies were never truly pious?
- Revisionist history
- Functionalist theory
- Marxist critique
- Secularisation theory
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