Women Are More Likley To Suffer Deprivation, Which Attracts Them To Sects

Question 1

Stack + bainbridge

Answer 1

Argue that this is because women are more likely than men to suffer from deprivation

Question 2

Organismic deprivation

Answer 2

Women are more likely than men to experience ill health, particularly mental health conditions

Question 3

Ethical deprivation

Answer 3

More likely to be morally conservative + concerned about the impact of social change on society’s norms + values

Question 4

Social deprivation

Answer 4

Women are more likely to be poor than men due to the gender pay gap + the glass ceiling in employment

World rejecting sects are particularly attractive to women experiencing these problems, as they provide them with a community in which they will be protected + shield them from the corruptions of modern social life

Question 5

Evaluation

Answer 5

It isn’t clear from this explanation why women would join sects specifically in response to these problems, when mainstream religions can provide the same supports

Fails to explain why men may be attracted to sects; no evidence to suggest that sect membership is female dominated