Beliefs - Secularisation and Global Context

Who proposed existential security theory?

• Norris and Inglehart

• Bruce

• Stark and Bainbridge

• Berger

Who proposed religious market theory?

• Norris and Inglehart

• Bruce

• Stark and Bainbridge

• Berger

Which theory can explain the high levels of religiosity in the USA

• Religious market theory

• Existential security theory

• Neither

• Both

Which of the below is NOT a postmodernist explanation for religiosity?

• The internet and social media sites have made it easier to gain access to information regarding the teaching and activities of other religions

• The internet has allowed religion to act as a form of 'social glue' to keep society together

• Individuals adopt elements of a variety of religions which appeal to them – pick and mix

• The internet allows people to find out about religions outside of the power and control of existing religious organisations.

Which of the below countries ALL have high levels of religious belief and practice?

• France, Iceland, USA, Spain

• USA, Spain, Portugal, Germany

• England, Belgium, USA, Poland

• Ireland, Spain, Italy. Poland

The Hindu population in India is growing. What % now say that they have become more religious?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Bruce suggests that....

• fundamentalism is a rational response of traditionally religious people to social, political and economic changes that threaten their religious values

• there is a basic and constant demand for religion, as people have an essential need for certain compensators and rewards that only religion can provide

• different levels of religious participation arise not because there is more or less religious choice but because of different amounts of existential security

• religion remains strong among ethnic minorities in the UK

What does deterritorialisation mean?

• the world’s religions are now less tied to geographical locations or countries

• religion has become trivialised eg can get married at Disneyland

• society has become less magical and spiritual

• society has lost sacred things to worship

Who suggests that there is a 'clash of civilisations' as different religions come into contact with each other through globalisation?

• Huntington

• Lyotard

• Myers

• Bruce

What did Ben-Nun Bloom suggest?

• The UK is becoming less religious

• Fundamentalism is a rational response of traditionally religious people to social, political and economic changes that threaten their religious values

• More countries are interfering with worship and other religious practices, and regulating religious symbols

• Different cultures and religions have come into closer contact than before. This has been caused by the media, social networking and cheaper flights, mass tourism and migration