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Mapping religious organisations

Mapping religious organisations

Comparison map of churches, denominations, sects, new religious movements and New Age movements by organisation and relationship to wider society

Religious belief is what people hold to be sacred, religious practice is what they do, and religious organisation is the social structure that holds belief and practice together. Sociologists care about organisation because it shapes socialisation, identity, authority and who gets recognised as legitimate.

Religious organisations Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Sociology
  3. /Religious organisations

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Sociology Religious organisations. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a strong grasp of the core sociological perspectives (functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism) early, since they underpin evaluation across every topic and exam question.