Sociology religion
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- religion and social protest
- Steve Bruce- religion and social change
- The American Civil Rights movement
- he describes the struggle of the black civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s to end racial segregation as an example of religiously motivated social change- blacks were excluded from voting and schools were segregated
- civil rights movement began in 1955 when rosa parks refused to sit at the back of the bus-campaigning involved marches- in 1964 segregation was outlawed- Bruce sees religion as an ideological resource- provided beliefsthat protestors vould draw on for motivation and support
- he identifies ways in which religious organisations are well equipped to support protests
- taking the moral high ground- black clergy pointed out the hypocrisy of white clergy who preached 'love thy neighbour' but supported racial segregation
- channeling dissent- religion rovides channels to express political dissent
- acting as honest broker- churches can provide a context for negotiating change as they are often respected by both sides in a conflict
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- he identifies ways in which religious organisations are well equipped to support protests
- civil rights movement began in 1955 when rosa parks refused to sit at the back of the bus-campaigning involved marches- in 1964 segregation was outlawed- Bruce sees religion as an ideological resource- provided beliefsthat protestors vould draw on for motivation and support
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- he describes the struggle of the black civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s to end racial segregation as an example of religiously motivated social change- blacks were excluded from voting and schools were segregated
- bruce thinks the movement achieved its aims as it shared the same values as wider society- it brought about change by shaming those in power
- The American Civil Rights movement
- the new Christian right
- politically and morally conservative movement- the aims of it are to seek to take America 'back to god'- they wish to make abortion, homosexuality and divorce illegal- they believe strongly in traditional gender roles
- the Moral Majority- a Christian pressure group became the focus for political campaigning
- the new christian right has been unsuccessful in achieving its aims
- - the Moral Majority was never a majority- 15% of the population at most
- its campaigners find it difficult to cooperate with people from other religious groups
- the new Christian right lacks support and has met with strong opposition from groups who stand for freddom of choice
- the new christian right has been unsuccessful in achieving its aims
- the Moral Majority- a Christian pressure group became the focus for political campaigning
- bruce describes THNR as a failed movement for change- it hasn't achieve dits aim of taking America back to god
- politically and morally conservative movement- the aims of it are to seek to take America 'back to god'- they wish to make abortion, homosexuality and divorce illegal- they believe strongly in traditional gender roles
- Steve Bruce- religion and social change
- Mobilising public opinion
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