secularisation in britian

• Crockett (1988) estimates that in 1851, 40% or more of the adult population of Britian attended church on sundays, which led some to claim that the 19th century was the 'golden age' of religion
• Wilson (1996) argues that Western societies have been undergoing a long term process of secularisation (where religious beliefs, practices and institutions lose social significance)
• Since the 19th century there has been a fall in the proportion of the population attending church, an increase in the average age of churchgoers and greater religious diversity

church attendance today

• Only 6.3% of the adult population attended church on Sundays…