Secularisation and Modern Society (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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% of UK adults attending church regularly on Sundays today
% of UK adults attending church regularly on Sundays today
5%
% attending church regularly in 1851
% attending church regularly in 1851
40%
% of UK adults saying religion not important in daily life
% of UK adults saying religion not important in daily life
72%
Post-modernists: What is now the main meta-narrative?
Post-modernists: What is now the main meta-narrative?
Science (replaced religion)
Weber: Process replacing religious thinking in the West
Weber: Process replacing religious thinking in the West
Rationalisation
Term for decline in religious ways of thinking
Term for decline in religious ways of thinking
Disenchantment
Davie's concept: Belief without church attendance
Davie's concept: Belief without church attendance
Believe but don't belong
Due to individualisation, where is religion practised?
Due to individualisation, where is religion practised?
Private sphere
Bruce's term for 'believing but not belonging'
Bruce's term for 'believing but not belonging'
Weak religion
Stark & Bainbridge: Is secularisation uni-directional?
Stark & Bainbridge: Is secularisation uni-directional?
No, religion can increase or decline
Norris & Inglehart: Why high religiosity in poor countries?
Norris & Inglehart: Why high religiosity in poor countries?
High existential insecurity
% in Sri Lanka & Yemen saying religion important daily
% in Sri Lanka & Yemen saying religion important daily
Over 99%
Where may secularisation only be occurring?
Where may secularisation only be occurring?
In the West