Gender And Religous Beliefs

Question 1

Jean holm

Answer 1

Religion is patriarchal-god =male supports the idea that men are superior to women

Question 2

De Beauvoir

Answer 2

Religion is an instrument for male domination-offers a form of compensation for women for their suffering

Question 3

Ahmed

Answer 3

islam is accused of being patrirachal- but it is society that is patriarchal not the religion

Question 4

miller and hoffman

Answer 4

gender socalisation means women are brought up to be submissed- this fits with the idea of religion

Question 5

miller + hoffman (2)

Answer 5

not being religous = risky, women don’t want to be condemmed to hell

Question 6

BRUCE

Answer 6

women are attracted to traditional religions because they have an interest in family issues e.g child rearing

Question 7

Brierly (2005)

Answer 7

the pressures of work, family life etc are causing women to leave religon ( this figure is droppping faster than men)

Question 8

Brown (2001)

Answer 8

rejecting roles that traditional religion promotes + swapping to NAM + merginalistation