Less religiosity Amongst young Flashcards
Decline in attraction of religion
Young thing church is boring/repetitive/uncool/old-fashioned
Young think religion has old school values against modern society not allowing liberalism and being free and choosing own clothes.
Lots of old people religious/in church
Individualisation
People more concerned with themselves rather than the world and think religion is too restrictive and commanding
Society very liberal/free now
Increased spiritual choice
Young now have more choice and exposed to a wide diversity of religious ideas and practices
EG New-age movements/music/drugs/cults for exploring religion and spirituality
Don’t want to dictatorship due to religion e.g. women unequal and oppressed by religion
Decline of metanarratives
Young people more likely than most other social groups to be disenchanted with the world because of their exposure to further/ high education + science
They consequently believe that religion has lost the power to explain the world to them
