SCLY3 Topic 3 Secularisation (Main theorists)

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Church exercised considerable power and influence in the areas of politics, employment, social welfare, education and moral guidance
Bryant
1 of 17
Disengagement
Wilson
2 of 17
Vicarious religion
Davie
3 of 17
Structural differentiation
Parsons
4 of 17
Once capitalism was replaced by socialism the need for religion as the 'opium of the masses' would disappear
Marx
5 of 17
Social differentiation
Durkheim
6 of 17
Rationalisation
Weber
7 of 17
Religion would diminish in impact as other explanations of social reality began to multiply
Berger
8 of 17
'Cultural amnesia'
Hervieu-Leger
9 of 17
'Secularisation from within'
Bruce
10 of 17
Individuation
Bellah
11 of 17
Globalisation - Hinduism
Nanda
12 of 17
Cultural defence/transition
Bruce
13 of 17
Importance of non-conventional religions
Stark and Bainbridge
14 of 17
Kendal Study
Heelas and Woodhead
15 of 17
'Believing without belonging'
Davie
16 of 17
Re-enchantment
Lyon
17 of 17

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Structural differentiation

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Once capitalism was replaced by socialism the need for religion as the 'opium of the masses' would disappear

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