Relgious Organisation

Question 1

Churches

Answer 1

-large organisations- millions of members - run by professional priests - tend to be more attractive to the higher class because they are conservative and often closely liked to the state

Question 2

Sects- troelesh- stark& Bain ridge

Answer 2

Sees sects as small, exclusive groups.
High level of commitment
Draw their members from the poor and oppressed

-found sects break away from existing organisations because they disagree over views or theirs tension between the deprived and privileged

Question 3

Denominations-

Answer 3

Describes denominations as lying midway between churches and sects- members are less exclusive than sects

Question 4

Cults- mason family

Answer 4

• Least organised of them all
• sands shared interests
• lead my therapists who claim to have “special knowledge”
• do not demand strong commitment

Mason family- highly critical of the outside world- seek radical change- members must break away from their former life