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why are women more likley to join sects
stark and bainbdrige - offer compensation for ethical, organismic and social deprivation
why are the poor attracted to sects (3)
- offer explanation for poor - theodicy of disprivellege - weber
- stark and bainbridge - often relatively deprived who break away from church into sects due to mc comprimising beliefs to fit society - camel and rich man
- NOI - recruited succesffuly for black muslims in 20th century - racism- free breakfast for kids
who talks about technological world view
Bruce
how has globalisation affected religious ideas
now disembedded - out of physical churches and into media
- eg. hellend online religion
how has globalisation affected consumption of religion
much more choice and less obligation to specific religions
- link to no monoploy of truth and sacred canopy
- spiritual shopping
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evidence for culturak defence
Brierly - sig growth of new churches in london catering for specific languages and nationalities as a result of immigration
- bruce found white churches didnt always accept black ppl
evidnence for cultural transition
religion provided focal point for irish, afro caribbean and hindu
although, irish lost its role as they became accepted into society
evidence that pryce found when studying afro caribbbean community in bristol
both defence and transition
- pentecosalims - religion of the opressed - provided migrants with values to appropriaye new world
- helped adapt to british society with values of self reliance and thrift
- hope of improving situation and support
what about trad religion makes women want to join NAM
patraicrhal and gives women low status - unable to be priests etc -
explain the re enchantment of religion and who says it
Lyon
contrary to weber world is being re ecnhanted with diff beliefs that are non tradition
- spiritual revolution
- meditation, crystals etc
why to stark and bainbridge say USA is way more religious - what stheir explanatino
- never been a monopoly of religion due to seperation of church and state - always a free choice
- growth of healthy religious market for consumers
- lack of choice in europe due to domination of religion led to decline
eg. competition in amercia with televagngelism
what are mega churches
mainly in usa with 2,000+ congregations
- able to have lavish rescources due to amount of money - can offer a vast range of activities that meet needs of members
3 ways religion can create social change
- system - weber - spirit of modern capitalism
- inspire protest - civil rights - bruce
- change ideas and beliefs - bloch, gramsci, billings
example of social change leading ppl to sects
Wilson
18th-19th cenrury industrailisation - anomie and isolation
- birth of methodism which created warmth and community
- clear norms and values
- large numbers of industrial wc
