secularisation

Question 1

what is meant by secularisation?

Answer 1

the decline of religion and religious influence over state issues

Question 2

what did Wilson say about secularisation

Answer 2

argued that Western societies had experienced a process whereby religion loses social significance

Question 3

religious belief : FOR

Answer 3

number of people identifying with specific christian denominations dropped to 1/5
by 2014, no. of adults in Britain stating they had no religious belief had risen to 50%

Question 4

religious belief : AGAINST
(Heelas)

Answer 4

resacrisliation : shift from traditional religions to more individualistic spirituality centred on the self, renewal of religious beliefs, religion not fading just reorientating

Question 5

religious attendance : FOR

Answer 5

no. people attending church has fallen 1.6m in 1960 to 0.8m in 2013
roughly 5% of Brit population attended Church on sundays in 2015

Question 6

religious attendance : AGAINST
(Aldridge)

Answer 6

globalisation and media has altered the way people interact with religion
Aldridge - attendance does not have to be physical

Question 7

religious affiliation : FOR

Answer 7

no. people who claim to be Christian in UK dropped by 1/3

Question 8

religious affiliation: AGAINST

Answer 8

nomothetic - suggests secularisation of christianity, lack of evidence for secularisation in other religions

Question 9

religious institutions : FOR

Answer 9

no. clergy in UK reduced from 45,000 to 34,000

Question 10

religious institutions: AGAINST
(roof and mckinney)

Answer 10

USA rise of conservative protestant groups, challenges idea of secularisation