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Secularisation 9 mark question revision
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- 13 problems of measuring the extent of secularisation in a modern societyHow you define religion
Church attendance statistics can be unreliable
Problems in measuring the level of disengagement - 23 reasons why traditional religious organisations may have lost support over the past thirty yearsGrowth and influence of science
Traditional religious organisations are too conservative/old fashioned
Changes to use of Sundays - 33 reasons apart from lower church attendance why The Church Of England may be seen to be in declineSeen as out-dated and old-fashioned
Disengagement
Fewer children attend Sunday School - 43 reasons why statistics on religious belief may not be accurateStatistics may not include all religions (Exclusive v Inclusive view)
Privatised worship
Methodoligical issues (no systematic count of believers) - 53 arguments against the view that secularisation has occurred worldwide over the past 30 yearsSome religions show high belief still(Pentacostalism is growing)
Some religious movements such as NRMs are growing
Certain monolithic countries, particularly outside of Europe(E.g. Saudi Arabia) are still religious
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- Flashcards to revise short answer secularisation questions that could come up. Including: Problems in measuring secularisation and reasons for decline in membership to traditional religious organisations
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