Sacred Canopy (Chapters 1-2)
Understanding the Sacred Canopy
Test your knowledge of the foundational concepts presented in the first chapters of "The Sacred Canopy" by Peter Berger. This quiz focuses on key terms and processes that form the basis of societal understanding, including externalization, objectivation, and internalization.
- 8 Thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice format to enhance learning
- Perfect for students and anyone interested in sociology
1According
to Berger, what are the three steps that are fundamental to the understanding
of the “phenomenon of society”?
Rationalization,
Socialization, Dichotomization
Subjectivation,
Designation, Composition
Externalization,
Objectivation, Internalization
Rationalization,
Objectivation, Subjectivation
None of
the above
1 What is
externalization?
It is the
act of leaving one’s society in order to join another
It is the
sum of the collective human activity to build their own social reality
It is the
vocalized opinion of an individual against the status quo
1What is
objectivation?
It is the
creation of an object from matter
It is the creation of matter ex nihilo
It is the moment when the constructed world is perceived as the objective reality
1What is internalization?
It is the
process during which an individual decides to detach himself or herself from
his or her community
It is the
moment when a person becomes an intern
Through
socialization, individuals born into or living in the constructed world have
their consciousness support and reinforce the objectivated social order
1 According
to Berger, what are the three processes that ensure social order?
Legitimation,
Conditioning, Objectivation
Socialization,
Social Control, Legitimation
Rationalization,
Legitimation, Objectivation
Rationalization,
Legitimation, Subjectivation
1Which of the following is NOT true about legitimation?
It is both
objective and subjective
It is a theoretical ideation
Reality-maintaining
process
1According
to Berger, which of the following has been the most efficient tool in the
process of legitimation?
Education
Science
Politics
Religion
All of the
above
None of the above
1Which term
does Berger use to define the “base” of all societies trying to implement
legitimation?
Sociology
of Religion
Plausibility
Structure
Culture
Microcosm
Macrocosm