religion and scoial class org

Question 1

church of eng

Answer 1

Upper and upper-middle classes tend to be overrepresented in churches.
More than 60% of people who regularly attend church are middle-class, and 38% are working class. (YouGov, 2015)
C of E is dominated by the middle-class Churchgoing in all Christian faiths in largely middle-class.

Question 2

denominations of church of eng

Answer 2

Wallis claims that many denominations are anti establishment and non conformist in some way as they have broken away from he Church of England
Denominations such as Methodism mainly attract the skilled working class and lower middle class because these organisations are often run and organised by their congregations
poorest social groups may be attracted to Pentecostalism because of its ‘theodicy of misfortune’

Question 3

sects

Answer 3

gain the most support from the most deprived and marginalised groups. (This is evidenced in the People’s Temple and links to Marxist views.)

Question 4

cults

Answer 4

attract a range of people, although Bruce and Heelas suggest that New Age cults are most appealing to affluent middle class people. This is because they are customers, who purchase goods needed to be a member.

Question 5

the new age

Answer 5

ideas and spirituality are most appealing to middle-class women, while astrology and fortune-telling appeal to working-class women.