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'Religion may encourage rather than inhibit social change' Many sociologists have found some form of correlation between religion and social change, some argue that religion inhibits social change and others state that it may bring about a change, in particularly in contemporary society. The work of G.K Nelson supports the above view as he pointed out a number of cases where religion has encouraged stability and promoted change. In his claim he shows how in the USA (1960's) Martin Luther King and the Christian council worked together as a team to establish civil rights legislation and reduce racial discrimination. Another example is in Iran, where the Islamic fundamentalist played a major role in encouraging the 1979 revolution. All these examples show how religion does not always encourage people to accept their place in contemporary society, but can promote resistance and revolution. And often it has been found that in areas where...

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