Ethnicty And Religiosity Flashcards

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2011 census

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Black peoples make over 3% of the general population and yet 10% of the official church population

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O’Beirnes

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Muslims Indicated religion as important with regards to shaping their identity whereas African Caribbean’s ranked religion as the third most important aspect and white British ranked it below 9 other factors

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Bruce - cultural defence

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Religion could be used as a way to unite a community against hostility which can be applied to ethnic minorities such in the 1950s Anglican churches were largely white and didn’t welcome other cultures so African carribeans set up Pentecostalism

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Bruce - cultural assimilation

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Ethnic minorities use religion as a form of cultural transition Since places of worship act as a communal meeting place and a support network but as they integrate further into the community they are likely to leave it behind

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Marxists

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Would argue that ethnic minorities are more likely to be attracted to teachings of religion to help them justify their inequality

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