Fundamentalism 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyReligion and beliefsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Abbie BroadbentCreated on: 17-04-15 15:24 635214 Across 1. Fundamentalism is response to living in postmodernity. Some embrace the freedom it brings while other attract to fundamentalism by its claims of absolute truth and certainty (6) 4. Fundamentalist movements e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses, offer hope, direction and certainty in an increasingly insecure, confusing and morally lost world (6) 5. Criticises them on several grounds: distinguish too sharply between cosmopolitanism and fundamentalism. Ignore differences between fundamentalism. Fixated on fundamentalism. (8) Down 2. Two types of response to postmodernity - resistant identity: defensive reaction of those who feel threatened and retreat to fundamentalist communities. Project identity: those who are forward looking (8) 3. Term fundamentalism is a relatively new one - it is product of globalisation - it promises rigid, dogmatic beliefs and certainty. Contrasts fundamentalism with cosmopolitanism (7) 6. Main cause of fundamentalism is the perception of religious traditionalists that today's globalising world threatens their beliefs and lifestyle. Fundamentalism is confined to monotheistic religions and different fundamentalists have different origin (5)
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