New Age Movement (NAM) Flashcards
What is NAM
New age mov- is focus on spirituality ,earning individuals can customise their own experience rather dictated on hierarchy.
What do postmodernists argue on nam
Drane- believes that new age movement have increased due to fragmentation of society. Rely on individuals. People are less likely interested in absolute truth.
What is the Kendal project?
Heelas et al- convinced research on nrm because attendance for traditional churches was true average- churches still influenced in this area.
Congregational domain- heelas et all found increase level of participation in holistic milieu. Heelas claims this increase in nrm as a spiritual revolutions nd belief.
What i the evaluations
Steve bruvce- claims tea although many people in nam, these movements rarely essential to their identity therefore short lived,.
Heelas et al- majority of those attracted to nam tend to be middle class do not social attitudes.
