Social Groups & Religiosity (Age, Gender, Ethnicity)
- Created by: hannahmoore
- Created on: 04-05-15 16:45
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- Social Groups & Religiosity
- Age
- Older people more likely to attend church
- 60% churches had no attendee's between 15-19
- Voas and Crockett
- Result of people becoming religious as they age
- Life experiences; children want to socialise them or closer to death
- Period effect; born in a period where religion high
- Secularisation means each generation less religious
- Result of people becoming religious as they age
- Gender
- Women more religious, 84% women believe in God
- Women are socialised to be passive, caring (Hoffman)
- Women have more religious roles, more time to participate
- Attitude to risk: men more likely to take risks
- Being religious determines future; less risk for women
- (Bruce) Religion links to femininity. Healing, nurturing links to NAMS
- W/C women support religions, passive
- M/C women experience more control, attracted to NAMS
- Ethnicity
- Bruce
- Ethnic minorities more religious
- Religiosity is expression of community/solidarity
- Cultural defence- religion reinforces identity
- Cultural transition- religion helps in hostile environments
- UK most populated religion; Christianity
- Bruce
- Age
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