SOC 8 - Sociology of Religion

Institution:

De Anza College

Subject:

Description:

(Formerly Sociology 85.) (See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Four hours lecture. Introduction to the sociological study of religion. Cross-cultural analysis of the social dimensions of religious life, including doctrine, practices, symbology, organization, political economy, racial, ethnic, gender and class differences, sexuality, media, social movements and change. Active, major world religions explored, including Indigenous American and African Ancestral traditions, Hinduism, Daoism, Judaism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam in their specific historical and cultural contexts.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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