belief

Examples of belief in the following topics:

• Beliefs

  • Religious belief is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.
  • A hijab symbolizes a type of Islamic religious belief of a muslim woman in her faith.
  • Religious belief is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.
  • In contrast to other belief systems, religious beliefs are usually codified.
  • Examine the complexity of belief and the categories of belief within society

• The Nature of Religion

  • Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to spirituality and to moral values.
  • Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values.
  • The typical dictionary definition of religion refers to a "belief in, or the worship of, a god or gods" or the "service and worship of God or the supernatural. " However, many writers and scholars have noted that this basic "belief in god" definition fails to capture the diversity of religious thought and experience.
  • Edward Burnett Tylor defined religion as simply "the belief in spiritual beings. " He argued, in 1871, that narrowing the definition to mean the belief in a supreme deity or judgment after death would exclude many peoples from the category of religious and thus "has the fault of identifying religion rather with particular developments than with the deeper motive which underlies them. " He also argued that the belief in spiritual beings exists in all known societies.
  • Some religions place an emphasis on belief while others emphasize practice.

• Nonmaterial Culture

  • Examples include any ideas, beliefs, values, or norms that shape a society.
  • Social norms are group-held beliefs about how members should behave in a given context.
  • Finally, beliefs are the way people think the universe operates.
  • Beliefs can be religious or secular, and they can refer to any aspect of life.
  • Norms, values, and beliefs are all deeply interconnected.

• Widespread Belief

  • The Protestant denominations encompass a wide array of religious beliefs.
  • It is common for many societies to be dominated by a single widespread belief.
  • a belief in the need for personal conversion (or being "born again")
  • Other parts of the world have different widespread beliefs.
  • As the map shows, certain regions are dominated by widespread beliefs.

• Overall Psychology of Your Audience: Values, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Needs

  • What are the dominant values, beliefs, attitudes, and needs of the audience?
  • Consider values, beliefs, attitudes, and needs as factors in the psychological make-up of the audience.
  • The speaker should consider how close the audience's beliefs in something or someone or about the world, both physical and spiritual, are to his or her own beliefs.
  • The speaker should attempt to identify and build upon shared beliefs to get the audience to consider or accept a particular belief which may be different from the ones they hold.
  • Examine your audience's values, needs, attitudes, and beliefs to cater your speech to their particular profile

• Group Membership

  • Audience members who belong to the same group are likely to share values, beliefs, and attitudes with other members of the group.
  • Primary group membership shapes the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its members; the members are likely to reflect or express those when listening to a speaker.
  • Audience members who are part of a primary group that is more long lasting will share experiences with the other group members who shape their beliefs, attitudes, and world views.
  • Generally speaking, the longer and more actively one is involved with a group the more likely the member is to share ideas and profess beliefs shared by other group members.
  • Foreknowledge of the audience's affiliations and the associated values, beliefs, and attitudes will help the speaker prepare the message.

• The Elements of Religion

  • A conventional social scientific view understands religion as a group's collective beliefs and rituals relating to the supernatural.
  • A third social scientific perspective views religion as the collective beliefs and rituals of a group relating to the supernatural.
  • If we simply focus on beliefs relating to the supernatural, this too may be broad enough to include atheism.
  • However, when belief and rituals of a group relating to the supernatural are coupled together, the scope seems appropriately narrowed.

• The Role of Socialization

  • Socialization prepares people for social life by teaching them a group's shared norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
  • The belief that killing is immoral is an American norm, learned through socialization.
  • Broadly defined, it is the process of transferring norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors to future group members.
  • Socialization is culturally specific: people in different cultures are socialized differently, to hold different beliefs and values, and to behave in different ways.

• Culture

  • In this sense, culture is defined as the distinct way peoples' experiences, customs and beliefs define how they behave .
  • There are generally three components of a culture: beliefs, values, and customs.
  • A belief is a proposition that reflects a person's particular knowledge and assessment of something.
  • Values are general statements that guide behavior and influence beliefs.
  • The strategy should show the product or service as reinforcing the beliefs, values and customs of the targeted culture.

• Religion

  • Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to spirituality and moral values.
  • Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values.
  • Parental religious participation is the most influential part of religious socialization–more so than religious peers or religious beliefs.
  • Belief in God is attributable to a combination of the above factors but is also informed by a discussion of socialization.
  • Religious ceremonies, such as Catholic mass, socialize members of the faith to the practices and beliefs of the religion.