Answer to Question #307926 in English for Khumbu

Question

Discuss the role of religion as a social institution

Answer 1

Religion describes practices, values, and beliefs related to spiritual or sacred concerns. According to Durkheim, religion is made up of a unified structure of practices and beliefs relative to things that are sacred. Max weber was of the view that social change could result from a religious force. Karl Max argued that capitalist societies use religion as a weapon to perpetuate inequality. Since religion includes practices and beliefs that serve societal needs, it is a social institution. Valuable ways are provided to sociologists through conflict theory, interactionism, and functionalism on how to understand religion.