As people get older they become detached from society. Older people may face a growing privatisation in their lives whith increasing social isolation as partners and friends die. Religion provides a form of social support
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Religious socialisation
Older people are more likely to have had a greater emphasis on religion through education system and socialistaion in family when younger
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Ill-health and death
Older people tend to face declining health and impending death which generates engagement with religion for comfort, coping, meaning and support
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Catto
Younger people are more likely to rely on own conscience rather than religious rules to guide their behavior- family, friend and social media hold greater importance than religion. Not true among young Muslims
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Reasons for Age differences
Declining attraction, expanding spiritual marketplace (Lynch), Privatisation (Davie), Secular spirituality + Sacred (Lynch), Declining RE (Bruce) and Pragmatic reasons.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Older people are more likely to have had a greater emphasis on religion through education system and socialistaion in family when younger
Back
Religious socialisation
Card 3
Front
Older people tend to face declining health and impending death which generates engagement with religion for comfort, coping, meaning and support
Back
Card 4
Front
Younger people are more likely to rely on own conscience rather than religious rules to guide their behavior- family, friend and social media hold greater importance than religion. Not true among young Muslims
Back
Card 5
Front
Declining attraction, expanding spiritual marketplace (Lynch), Privatisation (Davie), Secular spirituality + Sacred (Lynch), Declining RE (Bruce) and Pragmatic reasons.
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