Why Are Some Sociologists Critical of the "Religious Economy" Approach

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Multiple Choice

Why are some sociologists critical of the "religious economy" approach to looking at religious involvement?

• A)Sociologists think that economics is not a useful field to draw from.
• B)The approach assumes that people are largely forced into their religious beliefs rather than accounting for human choice and diversity.
• C)It overestimates the extent to which people rationally pick and choose among different religions, as if they were shopping for a new car or a pair of shoes.
• D)The religious economy approach mirrors orthodox Marxism's critique of political economy too much to be applied to religion.
• E)Most sociologists think that economists should focus on hard economic data instead of human social behaviors.

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