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In addition, from a Functionalist perspective we can group various related institutions into at religion as a source of conflict and social change For example, if

Each theory is out- lined and critiqued, paying particular attention to their implications for religious decision makers Marxist and Parsonian theories have been the

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Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism and Conflict theory Durkheim analysis of religion as a moral order derived from society with the symbolic

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Does functionalism or conflict theory best explain the link between strong religious conviction and war? Why? Activists of a Hindu religious sect demand the right to

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B) Conflict Theory and Religion Unlike functionalists, with their variations, conflict theory followers tend to see religion as a tool that was not only utilized by the powerful in their efforts of exploiting workers, but also religion is created by them

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A fundamental feature of any theory of religion is, or should be, European Commission STREP project #506084: Polarisation and Conflict: Theory and evidence 1 Our theory is aligned with functionalist theories of religion (see Durkheim