age and religion

Question 1

reasons 65 years and older are more religious

Answer 1

1. generation effect
2. ill health
3. disengagement
4. ageing effect

Question 2

voas and Crockett

Answer 2

generation effect
- each gen less religious than last decade

Question 3

Yeelas

Answer 3

people get more invested as older bc closer to death

Question 4

evidence as young as religious

Answer 4

1. expanded spiritual marketplace
2. privatisation of belief
3. secular spirituality

Question 5

Lynch 1

Answer 5

expanded spiritual marketplace
- young turn away from conventional ideas
- growing exposure + accessibility to diversity of ideas bc greatest consumers of mass media

Question 6

Davie

Answer 6

privatisation of belief
- religion as private matter even if have some spiritual belief may not feel belong to religion prefer not to make public display

Question 7

Lynch 2

Answer 7

secular spirituality
- religious feelings inspired by aspects considered non-religious
- new forms of religiosity associated with secular world

Question 8

evidence as young not religious

Answer 8

1. secularisation + decline of metanarrative
2. declining religious education
3. pragmatic reasons
4. declining attraction of religion

Question 9

Lyotard

Answer 9

decline of metanarratives
- lost power to influence how ppl think, interpret and explain world

Question 10

Bruce

Answer 10

declining religious education
- secondary schools once held christian characterstics but now is secular morals so no more religious education

Question 11

Corey

Answer 11

declining attraction of religion
- mainstream religions unattractive to young, services as boring, repetitive + contraversial eg abortion

Question 12

explanation of pragmatic reasons

Answer 12

lesiure now bigger part of life, shops open longer hours. young have more time on hands so more enjoyable things to do. uncool to be religious