Secularisation/Globalisation Flashcards
1
Q
Who defined secularisation?
A
Wilson
2
Q
Secularisation
A
The process whereby religious beliefs, practices, and institutions lose their social significance
3
Q
What does Grace Davis argue is the reason for a decline in the clergy?
A
Child abuse scandals meant a lack of respect for and increased suspicion of priests - deterring youth from taking the path to avoid the connotations
4
Q
What are the explanations that support secularisation?
A
Rationalisation (Weber)
Privatised religious belief (Steve Bruce)
Disengagement (Parsons)
