beliefs: religiosity and social groups Flashcards
(12 cards)
explain how postmodernism changed the link between class and religion
in the past there was a fairly close
relationship between social class and religious participation. > In the **postmodern **world this relationship has fragmented and there is evidence to show that class is less important than other factors as indicators of both religious belief and practice.
what did Clemence find about the link between high status and religion
2014 > those of higher economic status was less likely to be religious in comparison to the W/C.
how many m/c churhgoers were there in 2015
62%
Ashworth and Farthing > which class is religion associated with
M/C > people reliant on state benefits were less likely to attend church
AO3: how do Ashworth and Farthing undermine marxists
they suggest w/c are less religious > Marxists argue that religion is used as an ISA to control and pacify the poor. Under this assumption we would assume that the w/c were more likely to attend church/be religious
what kind of religious movements are m/c more attracted to
traditional churches
what kind of religious movements are w/c more attracted to
new religious movements like pentacostalism
Ahern and Davie > explain why w/c arent involved in traditional religion
w/c mistrust traditional religions such as Anglicanism because they associate them with authority, the establishment and royalty. W/c people are more likely to associate with non-conformist religions like Methodism
two explanations for why m/c attend church
Voas and Watt > church attendance is a strategy aimed at making sure their children enrol at the best State schools. These are often affiliated with either the Roman Catholic Church or the Church of England
Marin > m/class people see church going as an opportunity to network with members of the community and appear
respectable in their eyes. This explains why church stats are high for this group but religious beliefs tend to be low
Wallis > why are denominations attractive to m/c
denominations are slightly anti-establishment because they have broken away from the established Church of England. Wallis notes that denominations are respectable organisations and consequently they do not attract the lowest classes. Rather they appeal most to the skilled working-class and lower middle-class.
why are sects attractive to disadvantaged members
they usually require you to give up your previous life > this is a problem for m/c as they have too much to lose
Glock and Stark . state the 4 types of deprivation that lead to w/c joining sects
- Economic deprivation
- Social deprivation
- Psychic deprivation
- Ethical deprivation
