13.9 Apply the conflict perspective to religion: opium of the people and legitimating social inequalities.

 The Conflict Perspective 

13.9 Apply the conflict perspective to religion: opium of the people and legitimating social inequalities. 

In general, conflict theorists are highly critical of religion. They stress that religion supports the status quo and helps to maintain social inequalities. Let’s look at some of their analyses.

other learning source 

https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Solano_Community_College/SOC_002%3A_Social_Issues_and_Problems/14%3A_Religion/14.04%3A_The_Conflict_Perspective_on_Religion

https://study.com/learn/lesson/karl-marx-on-religion-social-inequality-beliefs-quotes.html

The Sociological Approach to Religion

https://philschatz.com/sociology-book/contents/m52966.html

Study from Chegg and review for quizz 

https://www.chegg.com/flashcards/chapter-18-religion-caadc560-5204-4602-8a23-287da0886f12/deck

external source 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322539 

fact : 

(1)Religious belief can increase our lifespan and help us better cope with disease.

(2)Namely, different religions activate brain regions differently.

(3) The researcher, who literally “wrote the book” on neurotheology, draws from his numerous studies to show that both meditating Buddhists and praying Catholic nuns, for instance, have increased activity in the frontal lobes of the brain.