Beliefs In Society Secularisation

Question 1

Wilson

Answer 1

Science has challenged religious organisations

Question 2

Berger

Answer 2

Reversal of ideological dominance

Question 3

Parsons

Answer 3

Religion now has a specialised role with morality

Question 4

Huxley

Answer 4

The medieval church was corrupt - can’t assume higher levels of belief in the past

Question 5

Acquavita

Answer 5

Secularisation isn’t just Western European phenomena

Question 6

Martin

Answer 6

Stats about secularisation aren’t reliable or valid

Question 7

Demaroth and Hammond

Answer 7

Decline in religious practise doesn’t mean decline in religious belief

Question 8

Hadden

Answer 8

High levels of religious belief in the US

Question 9

Hadaway

Answer 9

US proportion of church goers is over exaggerated

Question 10

Berger and Luckmann

Answer 10

Science has replaced religion and undermined it

Question 11

Herberg

Answer 11

Growing rationalism undermines the emphasis on the supernatural

Question 12

Casanova

Answer 12

Secularisation is caused by structural differentiation

Question 13

Bruce

Answer 13

Religious pluralism - changing face of religion in contemporary society

Question 14

Greely and nelson

Answer 14

NRMs - evidence of religious revival

Question 15

Glock + Bellah

Answer 15

People want meaning as an alternative to scientific rationalism

Question 16

Keppel

Answer 16

NRMs is the reaction to modernity

Question 17

Crockett

Answer 17

1850s - only 50% of UK population attended a place of worship

Question 18

Gil et al

Answer 18

Surveys over second half of 20th century show a decline of religious belief

Question 19

Woodhouse and heelas

Answer 19

NAM practises have been increased due to focus on personal experience

Question 20

Haddaway

Answer 20

83% of higher claims go to church

Question 21

Lynd and Lynd

Answer 21

Absolutism has eroded due to postmodernism (accepting church teachings)

Question 22

Davie

Answer 22

Religion is privatised - belief without belonging

Question 23

Hervieu-leger

Answer 23

Religion is an individual choice - spirituality shoppers

Question 24

Leon

Answer 24

Postmodernism- people pick and mix religion as part of their identity

Question 25

Stark and Bainbridge

Answer 25

Rational choice theory - people choose religion if the benefits outweigh the costs

Question 26

Noris and Ingleheart

Answer 26

High levels of religious belief are common in places with high levels of threat

Question 27

Gill and Lundegaarde

Answer 27

The more a country spends on welfare, the less religious it is

Question 28

Nanda

Answer 28

Growth of Hinduism in India amongst the m/c

Question 29

Giddens

Answer 29

Fundamentalism is a reaction to globalisation and the cosmopolitanism of the West

Question 30

Bruce

Answer 30

Fundamentalism in LEDCs is a reaction to the imposition of western values

Question 31

Huntington

Answer 31

Globalisation makes national identities less important