why do people join sects

Question 1

marginalisation

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Answer 1

• more likely to emerge among the poor
• develop a theodicy of disprivilege
• recruitment through disadvantaged groups

since 1960s sects have recruited from affluent groups of MC whites rather than marginalised groups

Question 2

relative deprivation

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Answer 2

• sects attract members of the MC who feel deprived compared to other groups
• social deprivation
• organismic deprivation
• ethical deprivation

postmodernists argue things such as social class and ethnicity are no longer barriers

Question 3

social change

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Answer 3

• creates anomie
• undermines traditional norms and values
• reaction to industrialisation and urbanisation

alternative popular response is to join a fundamentalist movement

Question 4

status frustration

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Answer 4

• people feel unhappy about their low position in society
• young people experiencing transition from childhood to adulthood
• offers them an identity to overcome their status frustration

status frustration is short lived and most people are involved with NRMs for only a short period