Weaknesses Of The New Age

Question 1

(Bruce) Socialisation of the next gen

Answer 1

Only 32% of parents involved in new age had children that were interested in it but if there were to be the same number of followers in the next gen, two children would need to be socialised per family

Women involved in the new age are less likely to have children

In 3/4 marriages with women involved in new age, the husband is not, reducing the chances of transmitting it to the next gen

Question 2

(Bruce) Structural weakness

Answer 2

It cannot achieve a consensus on what it believes because of individuals’ spiritual shopping so it lacks cohesion

Cannot evangelise because enlightenment comes from within

This means that it is structurally weak and is a cause for secularisation because it cannot replace traditional religion