Agency of Socialisation - Religion

Question 1

Why is religion an agency of socialisation

Answer 1

• Injected certain social values with religious/sacred quality
• Values then become moral/ethical codes which shape behaviour

Question 2

Secularisation

Answer 2

Bruce claims religion is no longer important agency of socialisation because mass media replaced religion as source of moral values

Question 3

Davie

-religion important agency of socialisation

Answer 3

Millions of UK citizens identify as Christian and believe in God

Moral values still shaped by religion just less visible compared to past

Question 4

Modood

Modood and Berthound (1997)

Answer 4

Surveyed young people and found that 67% of Pakistanis and Bangladeshis saw religion as “very important”
-Compared to 5% of British youths

Individuals brought up in a Muslim, Sikh or Hindu family may feel that religion is a very important influence of their norms and values

Almost all minority ethnic groups in the UK are more religious and show higher levels of religiosity than the white British majority