W8 religion and securarization

Question 1

what is the trend of western society regarding to religiosity?

Answer 1

less identification with religion, less attendance in church
–> more securalization
72%: religion as private matter that should be out of politics

Question 2

what is securalization happening now?

Answer 2

• not direct correlation to non-religious
• become more indifferent, not hostile
• religion is less significant
• fuzzy fidelity… ppl go to church weddings and stuff

Question 3

what is securalization thesis?

Answer 3

modern life getting conflicted with religion
–>
religion becomes less socially significant
–>
religion becomes less important to individual

value&norm change can undermine religiosity
(religion itself still persists, like supernatural and new church take place)

Question 4

what is the implication of decline in religion from the rational choice theory perspective?

Answer 4

religious market fails to supply what ppl demand from religion (Homaus, 1961)

Question 5

what is the implication of the parents commitment for transmitting their religiosity to their children?

Answer 5

there is no difference in the way that parents try to tell the same religiosity to their children, but because each cohort is getting less and less religious, which makes a difference

Question 6

what are the three major aspects of measuring religiosity?

Answer 6

affiliation, practice, and belief

in all the three aspects, there are decline