Growth of religious movements 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyReligion and beliefsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Abbie BroadbentCreated on: 17-04-15 15:58 6423175 Across 1. Sects arise from groups marginal to society - they offer theodicy of disprivelege. (5) 4. Sectarian Cycle. Relatively deprived break away from churches to form sects. World rejecting sects offer deprived compenators (5, 3, 10) 5. 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) Down 2. New Age appeal is part of a shift towards postmodern society (5) 3. 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) 6. Growth of sects and cults is response to social changes involved in modernisation and secularisation. (5) 7. Periods of rapid change disrupt norms and produces anomie, those most affected turn to sects. Some sects have survived through generations. (6)
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