World Rejecting

• Wallis: social change from the 60s has impacted the youth as they increased their time spent in education , giving them freedom from adult responsibilities and establishing a counter-culture. The growth of radical political movements offered alternative ideas of the future. World-rejecting NRMs were attractive in this context as they offered young people a more idealistic vision of the future. 
• Bruce 1995: failure of counter-culture to changed the world that led to disillusioned youth turning to religion instead