7.2.3
New Age Movements
New Age Movements
New Age Movements
New Age movements are an alternative to traditional religion.
New Age movements
New Age movements
- New Age movements are an alternative to traditional religion.
- These movements promote self-spirituality, meaning that the individual can customise their own experience rather than be dictated to by an established hierarchy.
Examples
Examples
- Examples of popular New Age movements include:
- Yoga.
- Reiki.
- Feng Sui.
Heelas et al.
Heelas et al.
- Heelas et al. conducted research into the rise of New Age movements within the rural community of Kendal in the Lake District.
- This is known as the Kendal Project.
The Kendal Project
The Kendal Project
- Kendal was selected as church attendance was double the national average, showing that religion was still relevant in the area.
Conclusions
Conclusions
- Although traditional church attendance was still the dominant religious experience, they claimed that New Age movements reflected the self-interested nature of our society and therefore are more relevant to the contemporary individual.
Subjectivisation
Subjectivisation
- According to Heelas et al., this process signifies the increasing ‘subjectivisation’ of spiritual belief.
- Meaning that individuals will pick and choose elements of beliefs systems they want to adhere to.
1Theory & Methods
1.1Sociological Theories
1.2Sociological Methods
2Education with Methods in Context
2.1Role & Function of the Education System
2.2Educational Achievement
2.3Relationships & Processes Within Schools
3Option 1: Culture & Identity
3.1Conceptions of Culture
3.2Identity & Socialisation
3.3Social Identity
3.4Production, Consumption & Globalisation
4Option 1: Families & Households
4.1Families & Households
4.2Changing Patterns
4.3The Symmetrical Family
4.4Children & Childhood
5Option 1: Health
5.1Social Constructions
5.2Social Distribution of Healthcare
5.3Provision & Access to Healthcare
5.4Mental Health
6Option 1: Work, Poverty & Welfare
6.1Poverty & Wealth
7Option 2: Beliefs in Society
7.1Ideology, Science & Religion
7.2Religious Movements
7.3Society & Religion
8Option 2: Global Development
8.1Development, Underdevelopment & Global Inequality
8.2Globalisation & Global Organisations
8.3Aid, Trade, Industrialisation, Urbanisation
9Option 2: The Media
9.1Contemporary Media
9.2Media Representations
10Crime & Deviance
10.1Crime & Society
10.2Social Distribution of Crime
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1Theory & Methods
1.1Sociological Theories
1.2Sociological Methods
2Education with Methods in Context
2.1Role & Function of the Education System
2.2Educational Achievement
2.3Relationships & Processes Within Schools
3Option 1: Culture & Identity
3.1Conceptions of Culture
3.2Identity & Socialisation
3.3Social Identity
3.4Production, Consumption & Globalisation
4Option 1: Families & Households
4.1Families & Households
4.2Changing Patterns
4.3The Symmetrical Family
4.4Children & Childhood
5Option 1: Health
5.1Social Constructions
5.2Social Distribution of Healthcare
5.3Provision & Access to Healthcare
5.4Mental Health
6Option 1: Work, Poverty & Welfare
6.1Poverty & Wealth
7Option 2: Beliefs in Society
7.1Ideology, Science & Religion
7.2Religious Movements
7.3Society & Religion
8Option 2: Global Development
8.1Development, Underdevelopment & Global Inequality
8.2Globalisation & Global Organisations
8.3Aid, Trade, Industrialisation, Urbanisation
9Option 2: The Media
9.1Contemporary Media
9.2Media Representations
10Crime & Deviance
10.1Crime & Society
10.2Social Distribution of Crime
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