Class and religious involvement

Question 1

What organisations are the w/c most likely to join? - Bruce

Answer 1

W/C - more likely to join sects as they may feel some form of relative deprivation from a church
- run to sects to feel comfort and value, churches can tend to look down on those who are underprivileged as they feel that it does not represent them
- means it is mostly m/c there so cannot relate to any of their experiences
- it is also linked to promoting norms and values that they may not carry out in their everyday lives so feel isolated
e.g in 2012 73% of skilled manual workers said they had never attended a religious service

Question 2

What organisations are the m/c apart of?

Answer 2

could be either churches, sects or NAMs
Churches - promotes norms and values which may attract them as they are looking to keep up with these values
- would try to want these norms and values in their everyday life and tend to be tradition

Sects
- wallis states that sects can attract the m/c as they may experience psychic deprivation
- feel disillusioned with values of capitalism and feel as if they do not know what they truly believe in
- leads them to turning to sects that offer spiritual fulfilment and enlightenment

NAMs
- may feel as if they are lacking something within their life and NAMs offer spirituality and fulfilement
- have everything already but something is missing or they need something to fill their time
- have more money for NAMs as they are wealthy

Question 3

Evaluation

Answer 3

• not enough research conducted as religion in the UK is no longer collected
  people see religion as a more private matter so the statistics are not accurate
• data that is available shows that m/c dominate mainstream religions which is linked with denominations and sects

Question 4

ahern and davie - church

Answer 4

• say w/c people are distrustful of institutions and the survey of inner city residents in london saw the anglican ministers as patronising gloomy and boring
• they are attracted to NRMS as they are less formal and authoritarian
• they may not feel welcome in church as they do not feel welcome and do not relate to others as their experiences are different

Question 5

Weber

Answer 5

• theodicy of misfortune
  
  • pentecostal churches are more likely exist in lower socioeconomic areas and they offer salvation from economic misfortune

linked to the theodicy and misfortune
marxists and relative deprivation e.g social, psychic, ethical