Religiosity

Question 1

Class: Voas and Watt 2014

Answer 1

• church attendance is higher in south than north

- attendance in rural churches is 2x higher than cities

Question 2

Class: Holden 2002

Answer 2

Found w.c are more likely to be part of religions such as JW.

• little social/status, want a place.
• no job satisfaction
• sense of importance and belonging

Question 3

Class: Church of England

Answer 3

middle-class, close links to monarchy, hierarchy etc. more trad approach

Question 4

Class: Stats

Answer 4

62% church goers m.c

Question 5

Class: Church dominations, Methodist, Wallis

Answer 5

run by the people (congregation)
offers money management schemes
warnings about drugs and drinking
promoted hard work

Question 6

Class: M.C more likely to join NAM

Answer 6

1. ) No salvation anxiety
2. ) Pm society
3. ) identity
4. ) disillusioned

Question 7

Class: YouGov 2015 study of 7000 adults

Answer 7

• 62% of churchgoers are m.c, 38% w.c
• 72% skilled manual never been to church
• m.c have an above average attendance

Question 8

Class: Lawes 2009

Answer 8

lifelong atheist: middle-class, haven’t been socialised into religion, no SA.
lifelong thesis: semi-manaul skilled backgrounds

Question 9

Class: ethical deprivation

Answer 9

Middle-class young muslims feel western culture is spiritually corrupt due to politics, capitalism
attracted to islam for their fundamental and traditional views.
ethical dep is possible cause of fund

Question 10

Class Factors

Answer 10

• Ethical Dep
• Wallis, church denom
• YouGov
• Lawes 2009
• Church of England
• Holden 2002
• Voas and Watt 2014

Question 11

Age: Stats

Answer 11

• older more likely to attend church
• 30% church goers are over 65
• u15 made to go parents

Question 12

Age: Greater R in order gen

Answer 12

-ageing effect, VOAS and Crockett
dying so turn to R
-generational effect
as society becomes more secular, each new generation is less religious than the one before. Older people grew up at a time when religion was more popular
.-disengagement
disengaged from PM society, as people die, feel alone
-cultural amnesia
younger gen forget culture and turn back to r when older

Question 13

Age; less r in younger gen

Answer 13

-decline in attraction of religion
oppressive, requires time
-induvidualism
pm society, focus on yourself 'love thy neighbour'
-increase spiritual choice
NRm and NAM, SS
-decline of metanarratives
no longer fits society, diff norms

Question 14

Gender: Sects and Deprivation, Stark and Bainbridge

Answer 14

estimates twice as many women in sects than men

1. ) organismic
2. ) ethical
3. ) social

Question 15

Gender: Women closer to god, Davie 2013

Answer 15

women share the same gift, look after gods creation

Question 16

Gender: socialisation

Answer 16

• obeying
• submissive
• caring

Question 17

Gender: Bruce 3 reasons for female religiosity

Answer 17

65% women, 35% men

1. ) socialisation, attentive, caring
2. ) time, less women in full-time jobs
3. ) characteristics of religion

Question 18

Gender: paid work

Answer 18

In a PM society, women in FT work, no time for religion.

Question 19

Gender: Women and NAMs

Answer 19

1. ) PM society
2. ) Feminism
3. ) deprivation
4. ) globalisation

Question 20

Gender: factors

Answer 20

• stark and Bainbridge, 3 dep, sects
• bruce, 3 reasons
• women and NAM
• davie, close to god
• socialisation
• paid work

Question 21

Gender: AO3

Answer 21

• women now in ft jobs
• having children later, less time to socialise
• girls independent do not conform.

Question 22

Ethnicity: Stats

Answer 22

Weekly worship:
9% white anglicans
57% afro carribean Protestants
62% Muslims

Question 23

Ethnicity: C.D/C.T

Answer 23

cultural defence: using religion to unite everyone as force against an external threat, ss.
cultural transition: to ease transition into new environment

Question 24

Ethnicity: Johal, Corner s+f

Answer 24

found that many Asians are now a hyrbid of “brasians”
mixture of identity

e.g may follow islam and go to the mosque, prey, dress religiosity but may break other rules such as drinking/drugs

Question 25

Ethnicity: Pryce 1979

Answer 25

looked at pentecostalism in the lives of e.m.g, such as awest Indians
- is the reliogn for the ‘oppressed’ as it offers those who are marginalised a sense of belonging and status
promotes hard work
- used as CD and CT

provides migrants with values appropriate for new environment and ethics.

Question 26

Ethnicity: Herberg 1995

Answer 26

found that the US has 3 ‘stand out’ religions

• pentecostalism
• Catholicism
• judaism

concluded thar religion eases the transition into a new culture with support and the idea of community

Question 27

Ethnicity: Brierly

Answer 27

church 2012 consensus
church going is steadily increasing due to more e.m.g in London

• 50% London are black
• 14% churches offer services in 36 languages