social class and religion Flashcards

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what do marxists suggest in terms of social class and religion?

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-religiosity and religious participation are more prominent in the most deprived areas of society, as they provide a means of coping
-the ruling class use religion as a means of justifying their authority

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what are the statistics from a 2015 YouGov survey suggesting social class differences in church attendance?

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60% of those regularly attending church considered themselves middle class, only 38% considered themselves working class

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what did Farthing say about social class and religion?

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church attendance seems to be a more middle class activity, as upper classes were more fringe and the manual working class were least likely to regularly attend

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how do sects relate to social class and religion?

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tend to get majority of their support from the most deprived in society

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how do cults relate to social class and religion?

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tend to attract members from a cross section of society, including deprived groups
Bruce + Heelas - new age cults and world-affirming NRM’s have more appeal due to the consumer nature of them

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what did Heelas suggest about NAM’s and social class?

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they’re more attractive to middle class because they can afford them

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