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Social Groups - Coggle Diagram
Social Groups
Ethnicity
Britain today is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society
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Theres also a significant number of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs
Theres are clear ethnic patterns in religious participation, with higher than average rates for most minority ethnic groups
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Cultural Defence
Bruce: religion offers support and a sense of cultural identity in an uncertain or hostile environment
Bird: religion among minorities can be a basis for community solidarity, a means of preserving one's culture and language, and a way of coping with oppression in a racist society
Cultural Transition
Religion can be a means of easy transition into a new culture by providing support and a sense of community for minority groups in their new environment
Age
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Voas and Crockett found little evidence for these explanations, they argue that secularisation is the main reason why younger people are less religious that older people.
They found that in each succeeding generation, only half as many people are religious compared with the generation before it
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