Sociology-Education And Religion

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Animism

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belief in spirits capable of helping or harming people. may be in humans, animals, plants, wind. rtuals are feasting, dancing, clensing- 2 types of animism

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Church

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A relativly large well esxtablished religious oprganization that is integrated into society and does not make strict demands on members

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Civil Religion

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collection of beliefs, symbols, and rituals that sanctify dominant values of a society.

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compensatory education

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school program intended to improve academic performance of socially and academically disadvantaged children

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cult

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religious group that professes new religios belief, totally rejects society, and consists of members with extreme devotion to leaders

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Cultural imperialism

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practice of making minorities accept dominant groups culture

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Ethicalism

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type of relihion that emphasizes moral principles as a guide for living a righteous life-buddhism, confucianism, taoism, shintoism, meditation, freeing ones mind magokoro- bright and pure mind

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monotheism

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belief in 1 god`

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polytheism

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the belief in more then 1 god

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pygmalion effect

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impact of a teachers expectations on student performance

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sect

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relativly small religious group that sets itself apart from society and makes heavy demands on its members

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shamanism

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part of animism belief that a spiritual leader can comminicate with the spirits by acting as their mouthpiece or letting the soul leave the leaders body and enter the spiritual world

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theism

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type of religion that centers on a god or gods-christianity is world largest religion 2nd-islam-polytheistic faith is hinfuism-reincarnated-borm and reborn

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totemism

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part of animism-belief that a kindship exists between humans and and animal or even a plant

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tracking

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system of sorting students into diff groups according to past academic achievement