Did you see this as a cult or a religion?
Directions: In a one to two page essay, address the questions below. Your essay should be double spaced and use 12 point Times New Roman font (black).
- Define religion and cult
- Research Jonestown (The Peoples Temple). Summarize the events.
- Describe if you feel that the Peoples Temple was a religion or a cult.
- Apply one of the three sociological perspectives to religion (Conflict Theory, Functionalism, or Symbolic Interactionism)