GENDER DIFFERENCES

Question 1

socialisation💗

Answer 1

[MILLER + HOFFMAN]
•women are submissive, more likely to obey religious laws
•E.G - judaism - women sit separate to men.
•E.G - christianity - women accept husband as authority.

Question 2

ultimate questions🌸

Answer 2

[DAVIE]
• women more exposed to ultimate questions as they are more likely to have jobs like nurses, teaching, carer.

Question 3

life expectancy🌷

Answer 3

•women are more likely to live longer and become widows, religion provides them comfort and support.

Question 4

nurturing and motherhood💞

Answer 4

[BRUCE]
•due to childbearing experiences, women less confrontational.
•new age ideas [yoga] greater involvement
•take charge in children’s development - use religion

Question 5

compensation > deprivation🌺

Answer 5

[GLOCK + STARK]
•organismic dep - ill health
•ethical dep - morally conservative - moral decline in society - turn to sects
•social dep - poor

Question 6

pentecostal gender paradox💕

Answer 6

•attractive to women - followers have ascetic lifestyle
•men respectful - provide security to women