2 reasons why w/c more religious than r/c

Question 1

exploitation by capitalism - marx

Answer 1

w/c not paid full value of their labour

marx - religion is opium of the people - drug that lessens the pain of oppression by promising rewards in the afterlife whilst distorting reality by encouraging belief that position is determined by supernatural power - maintains FCC

abrahamic religions promise heavenly rewards.

Question 2

marx criticism

Answer 2

claimed that in a communist society, there would be no need to indoctrinate the w/c in FCC, but in more communist societies religion continues to exist.

Question 3

relative deprivation - stark and bainbridge

Answer 3

religion provides people with compensators when earthly rewards are unattainable by promising supernatural rewards

Question 4

relative deprivation criticism

Answer 4

ignores how the m/c can also feel relatively deprived