Why People Join Particular Organisations

Question 1

Why do people join particular organisations

Answer 1

Marginsilaisation
Relative deprivation
Social change

Question 2

Marginalization as explanation

Answer 2

Wc feel socially excluded so do EM.

“World rejecting “ sects seem to interest them.

Weber - poor people feel attracted as it gives them theodicy of privlage

Eg peoples temple

Question 3

Relative dep

Answer 3

Feeling of being deprived and disadvantaged to others,

Both MC and WC

Stark bainbridge- those who feel relative dep are more oikely to turn to religion of cult activities

Question 4

Social change

Answer 4

Wilson- sect activity seems to grow during periods of change because social change can trigger risk of anomie.
People feel sense of uncertainty regarding societal norms
Aglican church lack of support to poor

Bruce- sects and cults as response to modernisation and secularisation

Question 5

Growth of new age

Answer 5

Growth of spiritual beliefs and practises which emerged since 1980.
Usually audience or client cults eg yoga or crystal heals

Heelas - focus on self spirituality and rejection of traditional religion

Bruce- new age movements festure of later stages of modernity , people more individual and use NAM to express this

Question 6

Are new religious movements short lived?

Answer 6

Denomination or death
Some sects survive long term
Sectarain cycle

Question 7

Sectarian cycle

Answer 7

Stark bainbridge- all religious organisations go through process and experince SCHISMS which are tensions between priveoaged and non privelaged memebrs
Some break away and set up new religion (initial favor) the leader will inspire followers to reject wider society

Question 8

Denomination or death

Answer 8

Neibhur- sects (world rejecting) are short lived

Sects develop denomination quality or disappear altogether

When leader dies the group loses their characmatic figurehead