Reasons for the growth of NRMs

Question 1

Heelas - Practical Reasons for Growth of NRMs

Answer 1

appeal to m affluent & highly edu - feel something missing from their lives - seek to fill gaps and have money to pay for services

Question 2

Barker - Practical Reasons for Growth of NRMs

Answer 2

religs orgs = escapes from pressures of work & fam life - can offer alt fam struc

Question 3

Giddens - Secularisation & Growth of NRMs

Answer 3

trad religion ideas have watered down their beliefs to fit a m secular world ppl look to NRMs to recieve comfort & community in NRMs which big religs no longer offer

Question 4

Bruce - Secularisation & Growth of NRMs

Answer 4

loss of faith in trad religion leaders - seen as out of touch = refuge for those seeking spiritual & firm beliefs in secular soc

Question 5

Bauman - Postmodernism & Growth of NRMs

Answer 5

ppl exper crisis of meaning & join NRMs to retain some form of control & normality - bc of conflicting ideos & beliefs - helps form identity

Question 6

Baudrillard - Globalisation & Media & Growth of NRMs

Answer 6

G & mass media have opened access to new ideas & belief systems from around the world - B calles media saturated soc - believes this allowed NRMs to grow as media gives group m public profile & visibility to attract mems

Question 7

Weber - Marginalisation & Growth of NRMs

Answer 7

argued groups like world rejecting NRMs = m likely to emerge amoung marginal - appeal by providing a theodicy of dispriviledge

Question 8

Stark & Bainbridge - Marginalisation & Growth of NRMs

Answer 8

world rejecting NRMs provide access to close knit group of mems in sim position offering sense of security clear values & reward in heaven

Question 9

Glock & Stark - Protest & Growth of NRMs

Answer 9

NRMs emerge as form of religion/ social protest - many appeal to those whose values are at logerheads w/ those of the soc around them/ other religion groups

Question 10

Wilson - Anomie & Social Change & Growth of NRMs

Answer 10

periods of sudden/ rapid change create anomie - undermine/ disrupts trad N’s & V’s & universes of meaning
NRMs provide solus to uncertainty = clear & defined belief systems / sense of certainty
inc = response to social chnage since 1960s

Question 11

Stark & Bainbridge - Relative Deprivation & Growth of NRMs

Answer 11

ideas & sup derived from NRM membership may help to overcome those suffering a subjective feeling of being deprived / lacking something comp to those in soc group they iden/ comp w/

Question 12

Wallis - Status Frustration & Growth of NRMs

Answer 12

argues marginality may cause SF - NRMs appeal to young as membership can provide some sup for iden & status indepen of school/ fam - overcome SF

Question 13

Barker - Status Frustration & Growth of NRMs

Answer 13

believes young ppl lack financial & time commitments of mortgage/rent & work/fam - gives time & freedom to get involved if choose