Social Class And Religiosity

Question 1

Marx

Answer 1

The main function of religion is to benefit capitalism by fooling the proletariat into believing that inequality is justified
‘Opium of the people’

Question 2

Church attendance - ashworth and Farthing

Answer 2

Individuals who are reliant on state benefits are actually the least likely to attend church services 
Findings supported by YouGov survey in 2015 which found that 62% of regular church attenders came from.p middle class backgrounds

Question 3

Ahern and Davie

Answer 3

Working class mistrust traditional religions because they associate them with authority, the establishment and royalty. So w/c people are more likely to identify with less conformist religions such as Methodism which provide practical solutions to their circumstances

Question 4

Martin

Answer 4

Middle class people see church going as an opportunity to network with members of the community and appear respectable in the eyes of their neighbours

Question 5

YouGov stats

Answer 5

Survey in 2015 found that 62% of regular church attenders came from middle class backgrounds