Religion

• Define secularisation

   Religion losing importance within society
• What social controls does religion use

  Written rules from religious texts or moral codes to control behaviours e.g. jews don’t eat pork
• How does religion use imitation of role models

   Idolising religious figures e.g. the pope, jesus etc
• How does religion use sanctions to enforce their values

  Example: those divorced in Catholicism are unable to receive holy communion
• How does religion enforce gender roles

  Religious clothing e.g. skull cap or hijab and segregation based on gender during prayer