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Shannon was excitedly telling her friends about attending a church service where she felt the presence of God. Mark dismissed her account by asserting that what she felt wasn't God, but rather the collective conscience of the people in attendance. Whose perspective of religion had Mark adopted?

A) Karl Marx
B) Émile Durkheim
C) Max Weber
D) Sigmund Freud

Collective Conscience

A term coined by Émile Durkheim, referring to the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes that operate as a unifying force within society.

Émile Durkheim

A foundational French sociologist known for his seminal works on the study of social integration, religion, and the establishment of sociology as a distinct academic discipline.

Presence of God

The belief or feeling that God exists and is actively involved in the world and in individual lives.

  • Distinguish the principal sociological ideologies and theories related to religion.
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