To what extent do sociological arguments & evidence support this view of the relationship between religious beliefs, religious organisations & social groups

... Q 6. To what extent do sociological arguments & evidence support this view of the relationship between religious beliefs, religious organisations & social groups? Individual's religiosity can emphasise different aspects of religion e.g. religious beliefs rather than religious commitment may be due to mobility issues as found in the cases of elderly people. Also in a rapidly changing postmodern society where there's an increase in the demand of geographically mobile labour force and or due to other reasons religion can provide a sacred canopy for individuals as to protect them from life crises. Weber argues that ethnic minorities turn to religion more because in an alien domain where their marginalised religion provides them with a theodicy of disprivilege, however this point has been criticised by contemporary sociologist who believe that because they migrate from developing countries that are not as exposed to rationalisation that greatly the individuals are not

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