14 EDUCATION AND RELIGION

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How Do Societies Pass on Information?

functionalism: religion binds people together through ritual and tradition
conflict theory: religion legitimizes social inequalities; for example, the practice of owning slaves was accepted in part because some churches condoned the practice
symbolic interactionism: everything in the world can be interpreted as profane or sacred, but the setting influences the reverence of objects or acts
feminist theory: religion, like all social institutions, is very patriarchal, but feminists are looking at how women can increase their participation

the opening of an Africentric alternative school in Toronto is aimed at reducing the dropout rate of African and Caribbean Canadian students