organisations - why join sects Flashcards
(21 cards)
What are the four reasons that people join sects?
- marginalisation
- relative deprivation
- social change
- status frustration
why does marginalisation make people join sects?
they offer rewards and status which are denied to poor people. such groups may develop a ‘theodicy of disprivilege’, believing they are ‘god’s chosen people’ and the promise of ‘salvation’ is ‘compensation’ for their poverty.
which explanation of why people join sects argues that they offer rewards and status which are denied to poor people, and that such groups may develop a ‘theodicy of disprivilege’?
marginalisation
what are two real life examples of why marginalisation makes people join sects?
- elderly in The People’s Temple, were made to feel like the centre of the community, the opposite of the US
- Nation of Islam in the 1960’s recruited from disadvantaged black men
the elderly joining The Peoples Temple and The Nation of Islam recruiting disadvantaged black men are real life examples of which explanation for why people join sects?
Marginalisation
what is an evaluation for marginalisation as an explanation for why people join sects?
the Moonies recruited mainly young middle class well-educated white people
the Moonies recruiting mainly young middle class well-educated white people is an evaluation for which explanation of why people join sects?
Marginalisation
Why does relative deprivation make people join sects (MC)?
someone who is wealth my feel disadvantaged due to spiritual deprivation. they miss out on spending time with loved ones, so join world affirming NRM’s to find a balance (Transcendental Meditation)
which explanation of why people join sects argues that someone who is wealth my feel disadvantaged due to spiritual deprivation. they miss out on spending time with loved ones?
relative deprivation
Why does relative deprivation make people join sects (women and WC)?
Stark and Bainbridge:
- social deprivation (lack of power/job satisfaction so turn to alternative sources)
- organismic deprivation (ill-health)
- ethical deprivation (perceive the world to be in moral decline
which explanation of why people join sects argues that women and the working class join due to social. organismic and ethical deprivation?
relative deprivation
what is an evaluation for relative deprivation as an explanation for why people join sects?
Marxism - people feeling over-worked and stressed by jobs so turning to religion to cope is the opium of the people. workers use it as a drug to feel comfort, but this ensures that the capitalist society can continue.
Marxism arguing that people feeling over-worked and stressed by jobs so turning to religion to cope is the opium of the people and ensures that the capitalist society can continue is the evaluation for which explanation of why people join sects?
relative deprivation
why does social change make people join sects?
it creates uncertainty over guidelines for behaviour so people turn to world accommodating NRM’s as a reaction to anxieties. Bellah - MC youth’s ‘crisis of meaning’ mean they don’t accept wars, politics or conservatism so join counter culture movements (The People’s Temple)
which explanation of why people join sects argues that uncertainty over guidelines for behaviour makes people turn to world accommodating NRM’s as a reaction to anxieties and that MC youth have a ‘crisis of meaning’?
Social change
what is an evaluation of social change as an explanation for why people join sects?
religious market theory - it isn’t due to social change but an increase in competition between religious organisations where NRM’s offered better ‘compensators’ compared to religious groups
religious market theory as an alternative explanation for the increase in people joining sects is the evaluation for which explanation of why people join sects?
social change
why does status frustration make people join sects?
NRM’s appeal to those who find themselves unhappy about their position in society (e.g. young people experiencing long periods of transition form childhood to adulthood) because it offers them an identity to overcome a sense of status frustration.
which explanation for why people join sects argues that NRM’s appeal to those who find themselves unhappy about their position in society because it offers them an identity to overcome a sense of ____________________?
Status Frustration
what is an evaluation of status frustration as an explanation of why people join sects?
these periods of status frustration can be short-lived. Wallis - NRMs involve a very small proportion of the population for a short period of time (e.g. once you transition to adulthood you no longer need sect)
these periods of ______ ___________ can be short-lived. Wallis - NRMs involve a very small proportion of the population for a short period of time is an evaluation for which explanation of why people join sects?
Status Frustration
