gender and religiosity Flashcards
who is more likely to attend church
females
what percentage of women identify with religion vs men
55% vs 44%
in all religions but Sikhs, what gender is more likely to practice their religion
women
who talks about risk, socialisation and rewards
miller and Hoffman
miller and Hoffman: gender difference in religiosity (3)
risk taking: men are less risk aware and so women are less likely to take a risk that religion is not real and be condemned to hell for eternity.
Gender differences in socialisation: women have been socialised to be more passive and obedient and caring and thus feel religion is more personal to them
women more likely to be part time and so have the time to participate in religious activities
who argues women are closer to birth and death
Davie
what does davie say to explain why women are more religious
Women are closer to death through child-bearing – this may bring them closer to God and the ‘ultimate questions’ with religion’
who argues women are more religious due to their low paid work
Bruce
what does bruce say about a woman participating in religion more
result of their low level of involvement in paid work.
- Religion has become a lot more privatised so is out of male dominated sphere of work and is now in family and personal life sphere (which women are more concerned with)
why does bruce think women are more attracted to new age movements (2 words)
self development!
what does bruce mean by self devlopment being reason women are attracted to new age movements
Movement often celebrate ‘natural healing and self-expression’ which gives women high status and sense of self worth
- experience of childrearing also makes them more coperative and caring and wanting to feel, unlike men who want to achieve
explain woodhead and the individual sphere
NAM are attractive because they appeal to a third sphere (individual sphere)
- This is concerned with autonomy and freedom of expression rather than role performance. They emphasis subjective experiences, creating a new source of identity based on your ‘inner self’.
who talks about the individual sphere
woodhead
explain Stark and Bainbridge: ‘religious market theory’
Sects offer compensation for social, organ and ethic deprivation:
Social = sects attract poorer and alienated groups
Organismic = mental health - women are more likely to suffer illness
Ethical = women tend to be more morally conservative
who talks about religious market theory
stark and Bainbridge
