Question

Which example best shows how sociology helps explain the historical rise of religions like Buddhism and Sikhism in India?

Options

• Dating old coins with rulers’ faces

• Studying current beliefs and conflicts to understand past social effects

• Translating royal edicts from Sanskrit

• Excavating pottery shards

Answer 1

Studying current beliefs and conflicts to understand past social effects

Explanation:

By examining how religious values affect today’s social life, sociologists infer how these religions shaped historical social change.