Reflecting on the first lecture of Society and Lifestyles I now understand that there is a lot more to society and religion than what I already thought. Although the lectures and tutorials were filled with lots of new information, I was kept engaged and intrigued throughout. Throughout the day, I gained a lot of new knowledge. We discussed the meaning of religion and sociology, the impacts they can have and the theorists who discuss religion within their work. As part of the tutorial workshop, we were to pick a theorist and look more into their work. I choose Emile Durkheim. Durkheim had a very important role in the development of Anthropology and Sociology and he influenced many other sociologists as well as the Turkish nationalism. During the lecture, I found out that there are many different types of religion and how close religion and society are connected. Many people around the world have different outlooks on what religion actually is. For example, historians believe that religion is a series of events due to beliefs, or a sociologist sees religion as an agreed way of looking at something. I believe for myself to deepen my understanding of religion and society, I have to complete some further research into the theorists related to this topic and to also look into the types of religions and how they impact society. The lecture has shown me that throughout schools, pupils may not be learning as much about religion as they potentially should be.  I do understand how parents may not want their children influenced in schools by teaching religion as it is of course their child’s own decision. However, I do feel that if religion was taught more in schools, there could be more respect shown towards others and their religion. I believe their would be a positive effect as the pupils would be learning more into different cultures and would understand why certain religions do what they do and therefore their would be less stigma and racism related to different religions and cultures.