Sociology I · 20 marks
Evaluate the role of religion in shaping individual and collective identities. How do religious beliefs and practices intersect with other social identities such as race, gender, and class?
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Syllabus: Religion and Society: (a) Sociological theories of religion. (b) Types of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults. (c) Religion in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamentalism.
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