Religious organisations

Question 1

Church

Answer 1

-Large organisation
-World accommodating
-Closely linked to the state
-Open membership
-E.g. CofE, Catholics

Question 2

Denomination

Answer 2

-Medium organisations
-Open membership
-World accommodating
-E.g. Orthodox Judaism

Question 3

Sect

Answer 3

-Small organisation
-Closed membership
-Hierarchal
-World reject
-E.g. Jehovah Witnesses

Question 4

Cult

Answer 4

-Small organisation
-Open membership
-May not be religious in nature
-E.g. Scientology

Question 5

New Religious movement

Answer 5

-Small organisation
-Members are usually young adults
-E.g. Heavens Gate

Question 6

New age movement

Answer 6

-Small organisation
-Therapy
-Emphasis on the self
-World affirming
-E.g. Astrology, Crystals

Question 7

Secularisation

Answer 7

Giddens and Bruce
-Traditional religions have watered down their beliefs
-Loss of faith in traditional religious leaders

Question 8

Postmodernism

Answer 8

Lyotard and Bauman
-Loss of faith in metanarratives
-Conflicting ideologies people experience a ‘crisis of meaning’

Question 9

Marginalisation

Answer 9

Weber, Stark and Bainbridge
-World rejecting are most likely to emerge among marginal
-World rejecting provide access to close knit groups

Question 10

Relative deprivation

Answer 10

Stark and Bainbridge
-Ideas and support from NRM membership may help to overcome those suffering a subjective feeling of being deprived

Question 11

Status frustration

Answer 11

Wallis and Barker
-Marginality may cause status frustration
-Young people lack the financial and time commitments of mortgage and work