Why Do People Join NAMs - Beliefs Flashcards
What is the to feel more successful reason?
Heelas: suggests these ‘self religions’ appeal to the educated, wealthy middle class people who find something missing in their lives despite their success = seek ways of reconnecting with their ‘inner selves’ to improve their success
What is an evaluation point of the to feel more successful reason?
Ignoring the fact that W/C are interested in NAMs
What is the filling the vacuum reason?
Lyotard = loss of faith in metanarratives, Bauman = crisis of meaning
= Heelas suggests that NAMs emerge to feel this ‘vacuum of meaning’
What is an evaluation point of the filling the vacuum reason?
Not strict enough to fill the void - traditional religions still the largest
What is the identity creation reason?
In a PM society traditional resources for creating identity such as gender, social class and ethnicity are changing and becoming harder to define - people turn to NAMs as a clear source of identity - Identity is more fragmented, people have more complex identities which are chosen rather than given by society
What is an evaluation point of the identity creation reason?
Cant underestimate CAGEL for making up identity
What is the globalisation reason?
Caused people to have access to a whole range of ideas and religions from over the world
Baudrillard: expansion of different forms of digital media = ‘media saturated society’ which enables us to pick and mix beliefs
What is an evaluation point of the globalisation reason?
None of these give a monopoly of the rust as there are so many
What is the secularisation reason?
The decline in traditional religions has led to people looking to replace the gap with alternative belief systems - NAMs = more flexible
What is an evaluation point of the secularisation reason?
Is it true that all traditional religions are watering down views?
What is the social change reason?
Postmodernity has been characterised by rapid social change and thus people find they need support and security from NAMS
What is an evaluation point of the social change reason?
Most people still turn to traditional religion
