ethnicity and religiosity Flashcards
who is twice as likely to attend church than white ppl
afro/caribbean ppl
Muslims / Hindus and African Caribbean are twice as likely to
see their religion as important and attend a place of worship
ethnic minorities often originate from poorer countries, why would this make them more religious
poorer countries with strong traditional cultures produce higher levels of religious belief
who talks about cultural defence
Bruce
Bruce on why ethnic minorities are more likely to be religious
cultural defence!
-religion offers support and community and identity in an uncertain situation or a hostile environment.
- preserving culture and language
– it is used as a way to cope with racism and oppression.
what evidence from Brierley supports religion acting as a cultural defence
significant growth of new churches in London catering for specific languages and nationalities as a result of recent immigration
who talks about cultural transition
Herberg
Herberg on why ethnic minorities are more likely to be religious
cultural transition!
- a tool to ease transition into a new culture and provide support. and community
high levels of participation with 1st generation immigrants in USA that migrate to a different country and uphold traditions.
Who says that afro Caribbean communities show traits of both cultural defence and cultural transition
Pryce
what does Pryce say !!!
Afro-Caribbean communities show both of these traits (cultural defence and transition) and that is why they are more likely to turn to Pentecostalism.
Pentecostalism is highly adaptive ‘religion of the oppressed’ (felt represented)
- provided migrants with values appropriate to their new world and helped them adapt
- allowed them to adapt to British society by instilling self-resilience
how can cultural transition be evaluated
Rastafarianism - represented response of afro carbibbeans radically rejecting wider society as racist and exploitative
