Religion and Social Class

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Ashworth and Farthing
Those in higher socila classes are more likely to attend church whilst working class had lowest proportion of regular churchgoers. Denominations tend to appeal to lower-middle and upper-working class.
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Sects, Cults and the New age (Bruce)
New age client cults and world-affirming NRM's appeal to affluent members of middle class such as young professionals
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Sects, Cults and the New age (Heelas)
New age ideas and spirituality appeal mainly to middle class women who can afford it. Astrology and fortune telling appeal more to working class women. All manner of NAM appeal mostly to middle class due to cost involved
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Marxism
is the proletariat that suffer from a distorted reality, class and religion are important because religion is being used by 1 class to dominate another
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Neo-Marxism
Religion not just a part of system of oppression can be independent if W/C use it against ruling class
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New age client cults and world-affirming NRM's appeal to affluent members of middle class such as young professionals

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Sects, Cults and the New age (Bruce)

Card 3

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New age ideas and spirituality appeal mainly to middle class women who can afford it. Astrology and fortune telling appeal more to working class women. All manner of NAM appeal mostly to middle class due to cost involved

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Card 4

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is the proletariat that suffer from a distorted reality, class and religion are important because religion is being used by 1 class to dominate another

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Card 5

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Religion not just a part of system of oppression can be independent if W/C use it against ruling class

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