DK Encyclopedia: Society & Beliefs

RELIGION
HOLY RIVER
ARE THERE MANY RELIGIONS?
WHO DOES NOT HAVE FAITH
HOW DO WE LEARN A RELIGION?
DO RELIGIONS HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS?
WHY DO PEOPLE BECOME RELIGIOUS?
GOD
CREATION
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ANCIENT RELIGIONS
WHO WAS RA?
WHO WORSHIPED A FEATHERED SNAKE?
ARE THE OLD GODS STILL WITH US?
AFTERLIFE
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LOCAL RELIGIONS
WHY ARE SOME PLACES SACRED?
WHO WORSHIPS ANCESTORS?
WHAT IS A FETISH FOR?
RITUALS
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SHINTO
WHEN DID SHINTO BEGIN?
WHAT MARKS A SACRED PLACE?
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ZOROASTRIANISM
WHAT MAKES A PARSI?
HOW DO PARSIS WORSHIP?
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CONFUCIANISM
DO PEOPLE WORSHIP CONFUCIUS?
WHAT ARE THE FIVE CLASSICS?
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DAOISM
WHO FOUNDED DAOISM?
WHAT IS QI?
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HINDUISM
WHAT IS BRAHMAN?
DO HINDU GODS LIVE IN STATUES?
REINCARNATION
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JUDAISM
HOW MANY TYPES OF JUDAISM ARE THERE?
HOW DO YOUNG BOYS COME OF AGE?
TORAH
HOLY DAYS
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CHRISTIANITY
WHY IS JESUS CALLED KING OF THE JEWS?
WHAT DOES THE CROSS MEAN?
RESURRECTION
BIBLE
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BUDDHISM
WHAT IS MEDITATION FOR?
DO BUDDHISTS HAVE SACRED BUILDINGS?
KARMA
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ISLAM
WHERE DO MUSLIMS WORSHIP?
WHY DO MUSLIMS PRAY TOWARD MECCA?
HAJJ
QUR’AN
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SIKHISM
WHERE IS THE CENTER OF SIKHISM?
HOW DO SIKHS WORSHIP?
GURU
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PHILOSOPHY
WHO WERE THE FIRST PHILOSOPHERS?
IS PHILOSOPHY LIKE RELIGION?
WHAT IS LOGIC?
WHY DOES TRUTH MATTER?
WHAT IS FREE WILL?
WHAT IS ETHICS?
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
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SOCIETIES
WHAT DO SOCIETIES HAVE IN COMMON?
HOW ARE SOCIETIES ORGANIZED?
DO SOCIETIES EVOLVE?
SOCIAL SCIENCES
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CULTURE
DO ALL MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY SHARE ONE CULTURE?
IS THERE A GLOBAL CULTURE?
DO CULTURES CHANGE?
HOW DO WE LEARN A CULTURE?
TRADITION
LANGUAGE
SUBCULTURE
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MEDIA
WHO PAYS FOR THE MEDIA?
WHAT EFFECTS DO MASS MEDIA HAVE?
IS THE INTERNET DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MEDIA?
PRESS
BROADCAST
ADVERTISING
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FAMILIES
WHAT IS A NUCLEAR FAMILY?
WHAT ARE EXTENDED FAMILIES?
ARE ALL FAMILIES BASED ON MARRIAGE?
PARENTING
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CIVIL SOCIETY
WHAT IS VOLUNTEERING?
WHY DO PEOPLE FORM SOCIETIES AND CLUBS?
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ECONOMY
WHAT IS SUPPLY AND DEMAND?
WHAT IS THE MARKET?
WHAT TYPES OF ECONOMIES ARE THERE?
WHAT IS NOT PART OF THE ECONOMY?
PRODUCTION
CONSUMERS
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SOCIAL EQUALITY
WHY ARE SOME SOCIETIES DIVIDED?
WHAT ARE THE CASTE AND CLASS SYSTEMS?
CAN SOCIAL DIVISIONS CHANGE?
HOW CAN PEOPLE BE TREATED EQUALLY?
EDUCATIONAL GOALS
GENDER
WEALTH
RACE
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POLITICS
WHY DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT POLITICS?
CAN POLITICS CHANGE SOCIETY?
DOES EVERYONE HAVE A SAY?
DEMOCRACY
CIVIL RIGHTS
PARTY
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THE STATE
WHO WORKS FOR THE STATE?
WHY ARE STATES FORMED?
HOW DOES A STATE PAY FOR ITS SERVICES?
TAX
WELFARE
CENTRAL BANK
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THE LAW
WHO MAKES THE LAW IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY?
CAN POLITICIANS MAKE ANY LAW THEY WISH?
HOW IS CRIMINAL LAW DIFFERENT FROM CIVIL LAW?
WHY DO PEOPLE OBEY THE LAW?
DO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT LAWS?
POLICE
COURT
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NATIONS
WHAT ARE NATIONS FOR?
HOW DO NATIONS FORM?
HOW DO NATIONS DEAL WITH OTHER NATIONS?
BORDERS
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WAR
DO WARS HAVE RULES?
HOW DO WARS END?
TERRORISM
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NEW WORLD ORDER
WHAT IS THE NEW BALANCE OF POWER?
IS THE NEW ORDER STABLE?
WHAT TRENDS WILL AFFECT THE NEW ORDER?
GLOBALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
SECURITY
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GLOBAL PROTEST
HOW DO GLOBAL PROTESTERS GET ORGANIZED?
WHAT CAN PROTESTERS ACHIEVE?
WHAT ARE THE PROTESTS AGAINST?
DEBT
ENVIRONMENT
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HUMAN RIGHTS
DOES EVERYONE AGREE OVER HUMAN RIGHTS?
WHAT IS SOVEREIGNTY?
CAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS BE PUNISHED?
HUMANITARIANISM
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