Beliefs in Society - topic 3

Question 1

6 changes in religion in britain in the last 5 years?

Answer 1

A decline in church going/belonging,
fewer baptisms
fewer church weddings,
an increase in the age of average churchgoers,
a decline in traditional Christian beliefs, greater diversity

Question 2

Wilson argues western sociteties have undergone what?

Answer 2

Wilson argues that western societies have undergone a long-term process of secularisation (a process whereby religious beliefs, practices and institutions lose social significance)

Question 3

What is secularisation?

Answer 3

a process whereby religious beliefs, practices and institutions lose social significance