Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Sociolisation: Religion
- Religion in Society
- Religion is becoming more of a
personal choice, rather than an
influence
- It is argued that religion in the
UK is undergoing secularisation
(becoming less religious)
- Crocket (2005) studies the concept of
believing in a religion and belonging to a
religion. Crocket concluded there is a
strong relationship between belief and
belonging to a religious organisation.
- Religion as an agent of
Socialisation
- Written rules, in books such as the Bible and
the Quran, promote different moral codes
and values in society.
- An example may be Jewish people
not eating pork.
- Different religions have different
figures of authority who they
worship and acts as a role model
for their followers.
- An example may be christians
believing in god.
- Primary and Secondary
Influences
- Primary Socialisation is when religion
is established from your family.
- Secondary Socialisation is when the individual
chooses their own religious views - these can be
challenged by cultural diversity
- Theory and Religion
- Functionalists
- Durkheim (1921) thinks a
major function of religion is to
socialize society's members
into value consensus
- e.g. influencing them
with different
religious symbols
- Marxists
- Describes religion as an ideological apparatus -
this reflects the ruling-class ideas and interests