Conduct a quick internet search for local religious organizations in your community.
http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/ (Links to an external site.)
Visit the Religious Landscape Survey, scroll down the page and explore the Beliefs and Practices. As you read through the results, identify and write about the survey results associated with at least one belief/practice that surprises you and one that confirms a perspective you already had. Sociologically, how can you explain your surprise and confirmation? Conduct a quick internet search for local religious organizations in your community. After reviewing the organization’s webpage, explain the messages you uncover about how the organization attracts and maintains new members. Explain how RCT, Rational Choice Theory, might be used to support your analysis. See pages 446-447 in your text and Roger Fink’s 1990 essay Religious Deregulation: Origins and Consequences Download Religious Deregulation: Origins and Consequences.
Remember, for Reflection Assignments, I will expect you to apply specific course concepts, themes, theories, or ideas into your responses. These concepts must be either italicized or bolded and I expect you to include a citation list ( APA style ) for each submission. When using information learned in our course readings, in-text citations will not be needed. However, I will expect you to refer to the author or the text in which you are using information. When using outside sources, I will expect you to cite the source. In general, outside sources are not necessary, especially if you’re writing about an opinion – be sure this is clear. Please differentiate between your opinion and an idea or concept supported by research or data.
Conerly, T. R., Holmes, K., & Tamang, A. L. (2021). Introduction to Sociology 3e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-3e (Links to an external site.)
Fink, R. (1990, July 1). Religious deregulation: origins and consequences. Journal of Church and State, 32(3), pages 609-626. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/32.3.609 (Links to an external site.)
Pew Research Center. (2021). Religious landscape study. Pew Research Center: Religion and Public Life. http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/
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