Gender Flashcards

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1
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Whos more likely to attend church and self reports as being religious?

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Women

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2
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gender church stats

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in 2005 congregations, 57% women and 43% men

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Womens expressive role is a good match with religious faith

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  • raising children in their religion and taking them to church was seen as part of that role
  • womens proximity to childbirth, childbearing, caring in general gives them reason to pray and seek spiritual support
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Marginalised

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Women traditionally having been marginalised in domestic roles gave them more time to devote to religion whereas men had little time away from work 0

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5
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Women live longer

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older people more religious

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Socialisation

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Men and women socialised differently

  • women socialised to be more compliant and passive, which is whats expected from religion
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Simone de beauvoir

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Women are sold a false ideology by religious teaching which encourages them to believe that they will get their reward in heaven and should therefore be committed and devoted to their faith

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Glock and stark

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Women more likely to join religious sects because of deprivation

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9
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Woodhead

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Churches have become feminised

  • secularisation had a bigger impact on men than women.
  • echoed by bruce, who suggest that as religion becomes a more private matter than a public women, it appeals to women.
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