Social Class and Religion | Beliefs in Society | AQA A-Level Sociology

welcome to this tutor to you sociology topic video looking at beliefs in society focusing on social class and religion in the uk social class divisions in religious practice revealed contradictory data despite the upper classes being over-represented in attendance at religious services a yugo of poll in 2015 found lower levels of beliefs in the middle classes than the working

class while this can be explained through levels of education and social expectations we need to examine closely why this is the case in this video we're going to look at the different types of religious organizations that different social classes attend and some of the theoretical explanations behind these trends in terms of social class and the types

of organization research into the uk and usa has found that lower social classes are more likely to gravitate towards religious organizations that promote social changes such as cults sects and more progressive denominations meanwhile the middle classes whilst some remain with more traditional religions due to the status they are afforded within those also comprise a large part of the

membership of new age movements including client cults this can be seen to be a result of greater individualism and a desire for personal fulfilment sex on the other hand are more diverse with younger more affluent individuals seeking out personal fulfillment whilst those who are most deprived often look to sex as a form of alternative survival

in society whilst there has been a growth in new religious movements a pattern of secularization across the lower social classes has left many disenchanted and turned away from religious practices one of the key theories to examine when looking at social class and religion is undoubtedly marx he argued that religion acted as a