social groups and religiosity

Question 1

marxists and social class

Answer 1

religion subordinates and comforts the working class

Question 2

what percentage of churchgoers are middle class

Answer 2

60%

Question 3

where do poorer groups turn for security and status

Answer 3

nrm

Question 4

miller and hoffman

Answer 4

women are socialised into being passive enough to follow religion and conformist

Question 5

greely

Answer 5

the caring nature of women pushes them into religion during their major life stages, such as births of children and deaths of relatives

Question 6

what do working class women do

Answer 6

turn to religion for support

Question 7

nam and women

Answer 7

women are drawn to nam because they can be practiced in the home

Question 8

what gender attends christian services most often

Answer 8

women

Question 9

what gender attends islamic services most often

Answer 9

men

Question 10

stats on gender and the existence of god

Answer 10

men are 2x as likely as women to say that god does not exist

Question 11

secularisation and women

Answer 11

women are now being brought up less religious

Question 12

changing role of women and religion

Answer 12

as women become more successful, they have less time for religious practice

Question 13

muslims and sikhs vs christian stats

Answer 13

over 70% practice their religion compared to 30% of christians

Question 14

what group is most religious

Answer 14

ethnic minorities

Question 15

what ethnic group builds the most places of worship

Answer 15

asian

Question 16

how are the belief systems of asian-origin religions running against mainstream britain

Answer 16

they can ban liberal ideals, such as sex before marriage

Question 17

whats the major religion for african-carribbean people

Answer 17

christianity, often pentecostalism

Question 18

patterns in religiosity for ethnic groups

Answer 18

1. social identity - maintains distinct cultural identity
2. family pressure - particularly in islam and hinduism, there is an expectation to socialise children into the religion as a way of preventing westernisation
3. cultural defence - when groups experience discrimination, they may turn to religion to protect themselves from the imposition of western values
4. cultural transition - using the community as support when moving into a new area
5. social and relative deprivation - the theodicy of disprivilege helps to cope with lower societal positions

Question 19

heelas

Answer 19

middle aged people are most likely to belong to nam

Question 20

what happens when people get older

Answer 20

they become more religious, the average age of churchgoers is rising

Question 21

voas

Answer 21

young people are unlikely to define themselves as belonging to a church

Question 22

why do young people avoid church

Answer 22

peers, education, the media, and family tend to govern their behaviour more

Question 23

why is it hard to measure how many young people are religious

Answer 23

they are more likely to practice privately or online

Question 24

davie

Answer 24

increasing numbers of young people are believing without belonging

Question 25

what can draw young people to religion

Answer 25

young males are inclined to join for cultural defence / transition, especially muslims who face islamophobia

Question 26

how does religious pluralism impact patterns in age and religiosity

Answer 26

growing choice means the next generation have more freedom to choose their belief system, whereas parents only experienced traditional religion

Question 27

why do elderly people become religious

Answer 27

company during retirement

Question 28

elderly people and new religions

Answer 28

unlikely to be influenced by new religious movements that appear in the media