FUNDAMENTALISM

Question 1

FUNDAMENTALISM

Answer 1

APPEALS to TRADITION- seek to RETURN to the BASICS of their FAITH eg. ZIONISM

Question 2

CHARACTERISTICS of FUNDAMENTALISM

Answer 2

LITERALIST:
they take RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE LITERALLY, it provides ANSWERS to LIFE’S IMPORTANT QUESTIONS and DIRECTIONS to how to LIVE .

CONSERVATIVE:
supports TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES and against PROGRESSIVE DIVERSITY: LGBTQ.

THEM v US MENTALITY; separate themselves from the rest of the world and
DO NOT TOLERATE OTHER RELIGIONS: claim MONOPOLY OF TRUTH

Question 3

CAUSES OF FUNDAMENTALISM:

Answer 3

BRUCE: the main causes of FUNDAMENTALISM is MODERNISATION and SECULARISATION. Modernisation has undermined the religion in two ways; social life has become separate from religious life and RATIONALISATION leads people to SEEK scientific explanations for behaviour rather than religious.

GIDDENS:
GLOBALISATION undermines traditional norms concerning the family, sexuality and abortion.

BAUMAN:
POSTMODERNITY, too much choice causes uncertainty and HEIGHTENED AWARENESS of risks.