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'Religion may be losing its power at an institutional level, but it still retains immense influence over individual consciousness.'Evaluate the sociological evidence for and against this point of view.
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20th January 2004 'Religion may be losing its power at an institutional level, but it still retains immense influence over individual consciousness.' Evaluate the sociological evidence for and against this point of view. Statistical evidence suggests that in terms of institutional religion, membership is in decline in Britain and in much of the rest of the world. Church attendance figures show a continuing drop in attendance throughout the twentieth century particularly in Anglican, Baptist and Catholic Churches. It has also been found that the number of children being baptised has dropped from 65% of the British child population to only 27%. Many sociologists use these statistics as support for their hypothesis in the secularisation of our society. However an equal number disregard these facts as evidence of secularisation, arguing that for our society to become secular there must be a decline in religious belief not just Church membership. Institutional religion can...
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