social class and religion

Question 1

what do marxists suggest in terms of social class and religion?

Answer 1

-religiosity and religious participation are more prominent in the most deprived areas of society, as they provide a means of coping
-the ruling class use religion as a means of justifying their authority

Question 2

what are the statistics from a 2015 YouGov survey suggesting social class differences in church attendance?

Answer 2

60% of those regularly attending church considered themselves middle class, only 38% considered themselves working class

Question 3

what did Farthing say about social class and religion?

Answer 3

church attendance seems to be a more middle class activity, as upper classes were more fringe and the manual working class were least likely to regularly attend

Question 4

how do sects relate to social class and religion?

Answer 4

tend to get majority of their support from the most deprived in society

Question 5

how do cults relate to social class and religion?

Answer 5

tend to attract members from a cross section of society, including deprived groups
Bruce + Heelas - new age cults and world-affirming NRM’s have more appeal due to the consumer nature of them

Question 6

what did Heelas suggest about NAM’s and social class?

Answer 6

they’re more attractive to middle class because they can afford them