religion and social groups Flashcards
differences in religious belief and practice between the different social groups
-different types of commitment
- m/.c likely to believe in new age movements
( afford services)
-young women e.g new age , horoscopes
-pentecostalism - afro caribbean , denomination
-w/c likely to be religious seek questions “theodicy of misfortune”
-young ppl join new age ( less commitment)
- defend religion ( islam growing in young people)
- olde r ppl die and not replaced by younger
what did davie find on gender differences in religion
- -most church goers are female
-more women than men state they have a religion
-more women than men say church is important to them
-fewer women atheists
why do women participate more in religion
( halman and draulans)
-women major resp of looking after the home , family and kids
-having to introduce kids to approved moral and religious beliefs
why women participate more in religion (davie)
- women associate God with love ,comfort , forgiveness linked to traditional feminist and family roles
why women participate in religion (bruce)
- women socialised into nurturing beh
-traditional feminist and child bearing and child rearing experiences
-makes them cooperative and caring
-explains why they’re involved in conventional religions but also sects and new age as its associated with nature and wellbeing
why women participate in religion ( davie-aspect of birth and death)
- due to experience of giving birth
-working as care professionals and caring for the elderly
-more aware of vulnerability of human life and more likely to seek answers to life ultimate questions about birth and death
how can we evaluate explanations for women’s higher participation in religion
-women participate more in church but levels have declined cos of having to juggle career and home life
what does STARK AND BAINBRIDGE say on social dep, marginalisation and disprivlege (for women’s higher participation )
-women likely to experience poverty
-women lie,lt to be left with the children in divorce
-women likely to suffer DV
- women have less power in patriarchal society
- seek theodicy of misfortune
-likely to join sects
status frustration for explanation for women’s higher participation in religion
-confined in their home , lack career
- may lack personal fulfilment - draw to sects (wallis)
- WOODHEAD= drawn to the new age as it creates source of indentity based on their “inner self” rather than their role pr status in society
-new age seen as refreshing contrast to patriarchal churches
why have women been leaving the main christian churches in the uk at a faster rate than men according to aune et al
-women’s movement and feminism = women question traditional gender roles often associated with religious organisations and texts
-changing role of women = women are now busier with ‘ dual burden ‘ and therefore do not have as much time for religion
-changing families and RS=means women may feel churches are disapproving of unusual family types
what does WOODHEAD women have left the church
-secularisation
- increasing numbers of married women returned to paid work where they were exposed to rationalised culture of employment
-so those going to church declined
variation on religion based on social class
-w/c woken drawn to more religious ideas that give them a passive role e.g belief that there’s an all powerful God , horoscopes and charms
but the new age may appeal to m/c women due to emphasises of personal control , fulfilment and autonomy
variations of religion on ethnicity
-BRIETLY= women from ethnic minority are more religious than white british
-muslims, sikh, hindus , black christian’s high lvl participation
-women likely to attend places of worship compared to men in all religions expect sikhism
religious variations based on age
-VOAS AND CROCKETT= ppl more religious when born in a more religious time and being closer to death
-women live longer than men this may partly explain why women are more likely to attend church
