SOCI 3374 - Religion in Society

Institution:

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Campus

Subject:

SOCIOLOGY

Description:

This course will survey and analyze religion in contemporary society. Religion will be examined as an institution that provides a variety of functions for social solidarity and differentiation as well as personal and ethnic identify. Varieties of organizational structure linked to historical factors and social structure will also be analyzed. The adaptation of religious belief to modernity will be assessed within the context of various cultural traditions. Lec 3, Cr 3

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: SOCI 1301.

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.UTB.EDU

Phone Number:

(956) 882-8200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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