Упражнение 5. Speak about social control and its mechanisms.
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RELIGION We have already studied cultural universals, i.e. general practices found in
every culture – such as dancing, food preparation, the family, and personal
names. Religion is clearly such a cultural universal and religious institutions are
evident in all societies. At present, an estimated 3.6 billion persons belong to the
world's major religious faiths.
Religion is found throughout the world because it offers answers to such
ultimate questions as why we exist, why we succeed or fail, and why we die. It
is difficult to determine with certainty when religious behaviour began, but
anthropological evidence suggests that such behaviour was evident at least
100 000 years ago.