{"id":34136,"date":"2023-09-19T23:37:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T23:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/do-you-feel-that-religion-is-an-oppressive-social-force-as-marx-argues-or-something-thats-useful-to-encourage-positive-social-change-as-explored-in-the-video-please-explain-your-response\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T23:37:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T23:37:49","slug":"do-you-feel-that-religion-is-an-oppressive-social-force-as-marx-argues-or-something-thats-useful-to-encourage-positive-social-change-as-explored-in-the-video-please-explain-your-response","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/do-you-feel-that-religion-is-an-oppressive-social-force-as-marx-argues-or-something-thats-useful-to-encourage-positive-social-change-as-explored-in-the-video-please-explain-your-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you feel that religion is an oppressive social force (as Marx argues) or something that\u2019s useful to encourage positive social change (as explored in the video)? Please explain your response."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(1) Review Chapter 1 of your class book and the Chapter 1 PowerPoint. <\/p>\n<p>(2) Watch the video: Is Religion the Opium of the People?   <\/p>\n<p>Instructions: On a Microsoft Word document, write a short essay addressing the following:<\/p>\n<p>Social conflict theorist, Karl Marx believed \u201creligion is the opium of the people.\u201d What is Marx claiming about religion and society through his political philosophy?  Review the video if you need to!<br \/>\nDo you feel that religion is an oppressive social force (as Marx argues) or something that\u2019s useful to encourage positive social change (as explored in the video)? Please explain your response.<br \/>\nAssignment details:<\/p>\n<p>Your writing should be (200 \u2013 300) words in length.<br \/>\nOrganize your writing, be mindful of proper sentence structure, and run a spell check before submitting your assignment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Is Religion?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c5KHDR8jdbA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ReligionForBreakfast.  (2016, January 12).  What is Religion? [Video].  YouTube.   https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c5KHDR8jdbA<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Coca-Cola a Religion?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KTVC2uVGEL0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ReligionForBreakfast.  (2017, December 11).  Is Coca-Cola a Religion? [Video].  YouTube.  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KTVC2uVGEL0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Religion the Opium of the People?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bHxiMNvdWdA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ReligionForBreakfast.  (2016, April 26).   Is Religion the Opium of the People? [Video].  YouTube.   https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHxiMNvdWdA<\/p>\n<p>no outside sources just the YouTube videos with the power points I have included. please<br \/>\nplease nk outside sources just the one I gave you thank you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(1) Review Chapter 1 of your class book and the Chapter 1 PowerPoint. (2) Watch the video: Is Religion the Opium of the People? 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