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Secularisation
Decline
in the
importance
of
religion
What is the main issue with defining religion?
There is no agreed
definition
of religion
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Why is it difficult to decide if religion has declined?
It is difficult to determine
religion's
decline
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What is challenging about operationalizing secularization?
The concept is difficult to
operationalize
and
measure
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What are the explanations for secularization according to Weber?
Rationalization
of society
Protestant reformation
initiated
disenchantment
Disenchantment led to secularization
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What does Weber argue about the Protestant reformation?
It initiated the process of
disenchantment
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How does God relate to the world according to Weber?
God was viewed as
transcendent
and allowed order
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What does Bruce argue about the technological worldview?
Technological worldview replaces religious explanations
It leads to a decline in religious authority
Society becomes more
secularized
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What has happened to religion according to Bruce?
Religion has become more
specialized
and smaller
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What does Parsons say about structural differentiation?
It leads to
specialized
institutions performing fewer
functions
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How has religion changed according to Parsons?
Religion has become
smaller
and more specialized
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What does Parsons suggest about the engagement of religion?
Religion's engagement with society has
diminished
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What does Bruce say about the decline of religion's influence?
Religion has become
disengaged
from the state
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How does Bruce view the relationship between religion and society?
Religion has become
fragmented
in society
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What does Bruce argue about the social legitimacy of religion?
Religion's
social legitimacy has weakened
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What does Berger say about religious diversity?
Greater religious diversity leads to less
unity
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How does religious diversity affect belief systems?
It undermines the
plausibility
of belief systems
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What does Bruce say about the impact of secularization on community?
Secularization
has
led
to
community breakdown
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What does Bruce argue about the future of religion?
Religion may become more
privatized
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How does Bruce view the relationship between religion and social mobility?
Social mobility leads to
religious fragmentation
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What does Bruce say about the decline of religious authority?
Religious authority
has diminished in
modern society
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What does Bruce argue about the secularization process?
Secularization
is a
complex
and
ongoing
process
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How does Bruce view the relationship between secularization and belief?
Secularization
challenges the
belief
in
religion
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What does Bruce say about the future of religious practices?
Religious
practices
may become
less
communal
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What does Bruce argue about the impact of secularization on religious identity?
Secularization
may
weaken
religious
identity
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What does Bruce say about the relationship between secularization and social change?
Secularization
is linked to broader
social
changes
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What does Bruce argue about the role of religion in modern society?
Religion's
role is becoming less
central
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What does Bruce say about the future of religious beliefs?
Religious beliefs may become more
individualized
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What does Bruce argue about the secularization of society?
Secularization reflects changing
societal values
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What does Bruce say about the impact of secularization on religious institutions?
Secularization
challenges
the
authority
of
institutions
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What does Bruce argue about the relationship between secularization and community engagement?
Secularization
reduces
community
engagement
in
religion
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What does Bruce say about the future of religious communities?
Religious communities may become less
cohesive
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What does Bruce argue about the secularization of belief systems?
Secularization
leads to a
decline
in
belief systems
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What does Bruce say about the relationship between secularization and religious practices?
Secularization alters
traditional
religious practices
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What does Bruce argue about the impact of secularization on religious beliefs?
Secularization diminishes the
influence
of beliefs
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What does Bruce say about the future of religious identity?
Religious identity may become more
fragmented
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What does Bruce argue about the relationship between secularization and social cohesion?
Secularization
may
weaken
social cohesion
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What does Bruce say about the impact of secularization on community values?
Secularization
alters
community
values
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What does Bruce argue about the future of religious authority?
Religious authority may become
less
influential
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What does Bruce say about the relationship between secularization and religious engagement?
Secularization
reduces
religious
engagement
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