Sociology

Traditional culture

Modern culture

Pastoral cultures

Societal culture

1982

1985

1987

1988

Power

Wealth

Philosophical and cultural beliefs

All of above

experiment

sample

research design

scientific method

Stigmatized illnesses

Contested illnesses

Constructed illnesses

Social illnesses

1890

1892

1894

1896

Technophiles

Neo-Luddites

Luddites

Techniques

Socialism

Functionalism

Marxism

Communism

religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private

despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values

the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives

people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings

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three

two

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