Question

Identify each trait as typical of either a church, which has a low-tension relationship with its social surroundings, or a sect, which has a high-tension relationship with its social surroundings.

Answer 1

Traits of low-tension relationship:

- Less to almost no expectation to the members of the group

- Meet very little to almost no resistance from other people outside the group member

- The hierarchy within the group does not necessarily give the leader with authoritative power toward the members.

All of these traits exist in organizations such as church or study groups.

Traits of high-tension relationship:

- Members of the groups usually required to meet a certain set of requirement by the group

- Meet a really high resistance from other people outside the group

- Hierarchy within the group usually give the leaders with overwhelming power toward the members of the group.

Examples of organizations that have this tension would be sect and terrorist organizations.