Beliefs- Religious Organisations Flashcards
What is a sect?
People with different religious beliefs who are part of a larger group that they belong to
What is a cult?
A devotion to a certain figure that a group share
What is a world rejecting NRM and what type of group is it associated with?
They reject secularisation and attempt to transform the world (sects)
What is a world accomodating NRM and what type of group is it associated with?
Don’t fully accept values and goals of society but don’t reject them either (denominations)
What is a world affirming NRM and what type of group is it associated with?
Accept the values of society but try to create new ways to achieve this (cults)
What is a denomination?
A recognised branch of religion
What are the 4 reasons why people join sects?
Marginalisation
Relative deprivation
Social change
Status frustration
Why is marginalisation a reason for people joining sects?
Poorer groups join sects to satisfy their spiritual needs and believe that heaven is compensation for their poverty
Who is the theorist for marginalisation in relation for people joining sects?
Weber
What group does relative deprivation affect as a reason for people joining sects?
The middle class
Who is the theorist for relative deprivation as a reason for people joining sects?
Glock and stark
What is social deprivation as a reason for the MC joining sects?
The feel they have a lack of power so look for alternative sources of satisfaction
What is organismic deprivation as a reason for the MC joining sects?
Those who suffer from ill health may turn to sects in. hope of being healed as an alternative to drugs
What is ethical deprivation as a reason for the MC joining sects?
People believe that the world is in moral decline so they retreat to a sect
Why is social change a reason for people joining sects?
There is a sense of insecurity due to the rapid change of society
Why is status frustration a reason for people joining sects?
People feel unhappy about their status and religion offers them a sense of identity
Who is the theorist for status frustration in terms of people joining sects?
Wallis
Who is the theorist for social change in relation to people joining sects?
Bellah
What does Bella say about the reason for an increase in people joining sects?
The youth culture was burnt out and had a crisis of meaning due to alternative drug and pop culture so turn to free love values
What is the second generation?
People who are born into sects lack the commitment their parents do
What can the second generation lead to?
A denomination or death of the sect
What is the protestant ethic effect?
Sects that practice hard work means they are no longer suffering so don’t need religion
What can the protestant ethic effect lead to?
A denomination or death of the sect
What does the death of the leader mean?
The sect can die out as some are based on a role model
What can the death of a leader lead to?
A denomination or death of the sect
What is a new age movement?
Someone finding their ‘inner self’ and have a more spiritual outlook
Who is more likely to participate in new age movements?
Highly educated middle class females
What are the 4 reasons for more women joining NAM’s?
Individualism
Decline of status in science
Decline of traditional churches
Rise of consumerism
Who is the theorist for individualism in relation to more women joining NAM’s?
Giddens
Why is individualism a reason for more women joining sects?
More people are choosing their own identity and can be used to ‘find themselves’
Who is the theorist for the decline in status of science in relation to more women joining NAM’s?
Heelas
Why is the decline in status of science a reason for more women joining sects?
Science now fails to provide a solution to problems so turn to an alternative belief system
Why is the decline of traditional churches a reason for more women joining sects?
Traditional churches are outdated and the amount of roles people are expected to fill in society is too much and they lose their since of self
Why is the rise of consumerism a reason for more women joining sects?
People are now encouraged to be the perfect person and they can find the perfect religion for them
Who is the theorist for the rise in consumerism in relation to more women joining NAM’s?
Heelas
