Growth of religious movements

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• 2. Sects arise from groups marginal to society - they offer theodicy of disprivelege. (5)
• 3. Periods of rapid change disrupt norms and produces anomie, those most affected turn to sects. Some sects have survived through generations. (6)
• 4. New Age appeal is part of a shift towards postmodern society (5)
• 5. Growth of sects and cults is response to social changes involved in modernisation and secularisation. (5)
• 6. Two themes that characterise the New Age: self-spirituality and detraditionalisation. New Age and modernity is linked in 4 ways, a source of identity, consumer culture, social change and decline of organised religion (6)
• 7. Middle class who feel spiritually deprived turn to sects for sense of community. Points to changes from 60s impacting youths - gained freedom from adult responsibilities and world rejecting NRMs were attracted as they offered realistic way of life (6)