Social Groups and Religious Affiliations (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Church attendance: women vs men
Church attendance: women vs men
Higher for women than men
% of women vs men who believe in God
% of women vs men who believe in God
48% women, 36% men
Why are women more religious? (risk)
Why are women more religious? (risk)
More risk averse, less likely to risk not going to Heaven
Bruce: Why are women more religious?
Bruce: Why are women more religious?
Less in paid work, more time for religious participation
Why do women join New Age Movements?
Why do women join New Age Movements?
Greater freedom from patriarchal gender roles
NAMs and women: empowerment
NAMs and women: empowerment
Promote self-improvement; empowerment for women denied power in patriarchal society
Age group most likely to attend religious services
Age group most likely to attend religious services
65+
Ageing effect on religiosity
Ageing effect on religiosity
More interested in spirituality approaching death/afterlife
Secularisation effect on generations
Secularisation effect on generations
Each generation less religious than previous one
Working class and religious organisations
Working class and religious organisations
Drawn to sects/cults promoting change
Marx: religion as...
Marx: religion as...
Opium of the people
Ethnic minorities: why higher church attendance?
Ethnic minorities: why higher church attendance?
Community solidarity, coping with oppression/discrimination
Example of black-led churches
Example of black-led churches
Pentecostal churches