RELS 1--Exam 2 - Parts II and III

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RELS 1 Professor Churchill Exam 2 (on Parts II and III) The due date for this exam appears on Canvas. General Instructions:  The intent of this exam is to assess your knowledge and understanding of our course material in Religious Studies 1. This exam covers chapters 5, 10, and 17 of Understanding Religion: Theories and Methods for Studying Religiously Diverse Societies by Paul Hedges and supplemental materials in Canvas.  Your answers must reflect the contents of our course text, Understanding Religion: Theories and Methods for Studying Religiously Diverse Societies by Paul Hedges, and supplemental materials as made available in Canvas.  Your answers must be documented by citing our course text and supplemental materials using the Modern Language Association (MLA) style of citation. The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (“Purdue OWL”) provides an accessible, online guide to MLA rules for citation ( https://owl.purdue.edu/ ). You may cite Understanding Religion as (Hedges XX), where XX is the page number you are citing. You can also write, “According to Hedges, … (XX).” In this example, … refers to your words, and XX refers to the page number you are citing.  Remember to give citations for direct quotations (the text’s exact words) and paraphrased material (your restatement of the text’s words in your own words).  General answers without citations will receive partial, if any, credit. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you avoid using material from the internet, including artificial intelligence, in your answers.  Remember that using someone else’s ideas or wording without crediting them is plagiarism, a form of cheating that can lead to failure on an assignment and even failure in a class. Incorporating information from the internet, including artificial intelligence, without citation is therefore plagiarism.  You may consult with other class members on this exam; however, each student must write their own answers.  The quality of the writing (including organization, coherence, logical development, grammar, punctuation, citation, and typing accuracy) will be taken into account.  Please see the rubric in Canvas for more information about exam grading.

2 Specific Instructions: Five sets of questions appear below. You must provide answers to four of the question sets (your choice). Each question set should be answered in the form of one long paragraph or two shorter paragraphs. Answers should be at least 225 words, including citations. Include the word count at the end of your answers. All question sets are worth the same amount, 25 points each (exam totals 100 points). Answer each question set separately, and give the question set number at the beginning of your answer. Provide your answers in numerical order. The entire exam should come to about four-five pages double-spaced with one-inch margins. Submit your exam through Canvas. 1. What is the theory of social constructionism, according to Understanding Religion by Paul Hedges? Based on our text, why is understanding the concept of social construction important for studying religion? Give an example to illustrate its importance. 2. What is feminism, and why are feminist approaches important to the study of religion, according to Paul Hedges in Understanding Religion ? 3. What is meant by the term “lived environment,” and why is paying attention to “place” and “space” important to religious studies, according to Paul Hedges in Understanding Religion ? 4. Each of Understanding Religion chapters (5, 10, and 17) brings up the subject of power, which Hedges defines as the “ability to get others to behave, believe, or value things in the way the one exerting power wishes” (463). The chapters suggest that there is a complex relationship between religion and power. Do you think religions serve as the basis of oppressing people or empowering them (or both)? Use Understanding Religion , by Paul Hedges, to explain your answer and to offer one or more examples in support of your explanation. 5. Choose a theorist from Chapters 5, 10, or 17. Discuss one of their theories and what contribution this theory makes to the field of religious studies. Make sure to integrate material from Understanding Religion , by Paul Hedges. Do not duplicate material from other answers in this exam. EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION (Worth 10 points, no citations needed) Does SRJC have a degree in religious studies? What are three courses that are part of the Religious Studies Program at SRJC that might interest you? Why might someone choose religious studies as a major? What kinds of career positions or jobs might one

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