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secularisation - Coggle Diagram
secularisation
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Americans more likely to be religious, have less support from welfare state and lack free healthcare- turn to religion as a security source
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rich countries becoming more secular, poor countries becoming more religious
Europe vs america- Western Europe- trend towards secularisation- societies among the most equal and secure
america- remains more religious as it is very inequal, rich being very rich and poor being very poor.
stark and Bainbridge
religious market theory-advocate religious market tehrioy- criticise secularisation throw for its distorted view of past and future- not everyone will be atheist
people are naturally religious- people make rational choice based on costs and befits of religious options.
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competition- religious market theorists argue that competition leads ro improvements in the ualkty of religious goods on offr-
usa vs uk
usa we see there is a healthy and competitive religious market, religion thrives
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statitsitics show that religious diversity has been accompanied by religious decline in both Europe and USA
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influence has declined-
parsons- structural differentiaton- specialisation such as NHS and education fills roles church used to
internal secularisation
USA membership and attendance is high but this may be because of traditional doctrines/supernatural aspects have been played down.
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explanations
rationalisation
medieval catholic worldview- saw the world as an enchanted garden- god was actively present in the world, humans could influence them through magical means
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events no longer explained by the work of unpredictable supernatural beings and all that was needed was rational thought
bruce- technological worldview- technological worldview leaves little room for religious explanations, which only survive in placed where technology is least effective
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