Globalisation Flashcards
Religiosity in the UK
30% of pop. say they’re religious
Religious resurgence (3)
More access to religions- religious pluralism, people leaning towards NAMs
Kendal project
Online religion
Decline in religion
Individuation has grown
Traditional religion less attractive to younger generations
Migration
Increased migration leads to uncertainty and instability for both migrants and host countries
Cultural defence
Using religion as a form of defence against discrimination- form a cultural resistance
Cultural transition (3)
Growth in religion, in a new environment you can find stability in your place of worship, some people use this as a temporary source of security and draw away once comfortable with the environment
Brierley- Migrants in London
Black people in London are twice as likely to attend church than whites, they see it as more important (same w/ Muslims/Hindus) and attend worship weekly
Economic factors (2)
Growth of global economy which shapes the lives of individuals, religious resurgence amongst the poor and oppressed
Westernisation
Attempts to modernise developing countries have been based on Western models, ppl feel marginalised
Religion helps to build ‘resistance identities’ e.g. resurgence of Islam
Social media influence
People who believe in liberal values turn away from religion due to trad values like no sex before marriage and globalisation has impacted this through the growth of social media and its influence
Religious pluralism
Globalisation has led to greater availability of different religious beliefs
Conflict
Huntington- ‘clash of civilisations’, West is under threat and needs to re-assert as a Christian civilisation
Negative evaluation (2)
Huntington ignores religious divisions e.g. between Sunni and Shi’a Islam
Jackson criticises Huntington’s work as an example of Orientalism (stereotyping Eastern nations), he fuels Islamophobia
Positive Evaluation (2)
There is evidence to support the view that religion is a source of conflict e.g. 9/11
