A* summary of Topic 3 social Secularisation, beliefs in society clear tables of information Including AO1 AO2 and A03 All relevant sociologists critique Evaluation In elaborated bullet point form
Topic 3: secularisation
Secularisation in Brittan
CROCKET: 1851 consensus 40% adult population attended church on Sunday s
WILSON: soc undergoing a long-term process of secularisation “R beliefs + practices + social institutions loose significance”
1960s 10%-15% adult population attended church on Sunday s
Church attendance R affiliations today R beliefs today R institutions today
2015: 5% adult population attended Membership or R belief is The influence of R as a social institution has declined
church on Sunday s identification with declining - The state has taken over many institutions the church used to preform
1971: 60% of weddings in a church R along with - Until mid 19thc church acted as an agent for education but since then is has
2012: 30% of weddings in a church Between 1983- the decline in been provided by the state even faith schools are state regulated
Bogus baptisms infant baptisms have 2014 adults with church One measure of institutional weakness is the clergy
declined older children have increased no affiliation rose attendance - 20thc fell from 45,000-34,000
due to faith schools being highly from 1/3 – ½ - Number of catholic priests fell by a third between 1965-2011
achieving schools - The clergy are an aging workforce only 12% are under 40
- Baptism becomes an entry ticket to a WOODHEAD: “no longer enough troupers to keep the show on the road”
good school rather than a sign of - A lack of clergy on the ground in local communities means that the churches
Christian commitment day-to-day influence has declined
BRUCE: “steady + unremitting decline”
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