7.3.1
Social Groups & Religion
Ethnicity and Religion
Ethnicity and Religion
Ethnic minorities in the UK are more likely to hold religious beliefs and engage in religious practices than White British.
Modood et al.
Modood et al.
- Ethnic minorities in the UK are more likely to hold religious beliefs and engage in religious practices than White British.
- However Modood et al. suggest that the more generations that exist within a community, the lower their rate of religious participation.
Bruce
Bruce
- Bruce argues that religion can provide support and a sense of identity when ethnic minority groups come to the UK.
- He argues ethnic minorities will use religion in one of two ways.
- Cultural defence
- Cultural defence
- Religion can be used as a way to unite a community against change or hostility from wider society.
- For example, African-Caribbean Christians who experience racism can use religion to overcome these barriers.
- Cultural defence is a way to protect and defend your heritage when it is under attack.
- Cultural transition
- Cultural transition
- Religion is used by ethnic minority groups to help them assimilate into British culture.
- This will make the individual feel part of society.
Age and Religion
Age and Religion
Statistics on religious belief and church attendance suggest that the elderly are more religious than any other generation.
Voas and Crokett
Voas and Crokett
- Statistics on religious belief and church attendance suggest that the elderly are more religious than any other generation.
- Voas and Crokett suggest that there are two different explanations behind the elderly’s greater participation in religions.
- The ageing effect
- The ageing effect
- The ageing effect:
- As people come closer to the end of their life, their interest in spirituality and religion increases.
- This may be due to a growing concern about the afterlife, seeking forgiveness for past sins or seeking company within the church community.
- The generational or period effect
- The generational or period effect
- The generational or period effect:
- The current elderly generation may be more religious due to their upbringing which was less secure and more religious than today’s youth.
Young people and religion
Young people and religion
- Some sociologists focus on reasons why the young are less interested in religion and the ‘virtual collapse of religious socialisation.’
Decline of Sunday school
Decline of Sunday school
- Arweck and Beckford claim that it is increasingly unlikely for parents to pass their religious beliefs to their children.
- For example traditional Sunday Schools which used to be widespread are now very rare in the UK.
Increasing individualisation
Increasing individualisation
- Mayo suggests that religion has become a personal choice rather than an enforced aspect of our identities.
- Even faith based schools take a more liberal approach to introducing children to religious teachings and tend to focus more on the moral message of the faith.
- Therefore younger generations feel less likely obliged to affiliate with religion compared to previous generations.
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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Social Class and Religion
Statistics show different religious movements attract different social classes.
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Rural areas
School catchment
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