Secularisation Sociology A level (Evidence Against)
This video explain the arguments against secularisation theory/thesis. Some sociologists reject secularisation thesis because they believe religious participation is changing NOT declining. These changes in religious participation reflect changes in wider society.
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Secularisation Theory • Secularisation (Sociology) A Level
These sociologists argue people still have high levels of religious belief but they no longer commit to being members of religious organisations. And they pick and choose which religions to participate in like ‘spiritual shoppers’.
This video is for A level sociology students and anyone who needs an introduction the topic. It covers the following theories.
1. Believing Without Belonging (Davie)
2. Vicarious Religion (Davie)
3. Spiritual Shoppers (Hervieu-Leger)
4. Evaluations of the above theories
The links below are to videos covering different arguments in the secularisation debate