1. Religion as a Conservative Force
Functionalists believe that religion maintains social stability and that through the act of collective worship it helps unite individuals because it acts as a "social glue" that promotes value consensus and social solidarity. ... It maintains social solidarity, protects traditional values and may even change society but only in order to restore traditional values that are at risk of disappearing or already may have. ...
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