Religious Organisations (AQA A Level Sociology): Exam Questions

Exam code: 7192

40 mins4 questions
1
10 marks

Outline and explain two reasons why women are more likely than men to participate in New Age movements.

2
10 marks

Outline and explain two reasons why sects tend to recruit members from particular social groups.

3
10 marks

Read Item I below and answer the question that follows.

Item I

Social change can involve periods of increased poverty and higher numbers of people living in such conditions. Individuals may feel uncertainty in times of rapid social change.

Social change may lead to the growth of sects.

Applying material from Item I, analyse two ways in which social change may lead to the growth of sects.

4
10 marks

Read Item I below and answer the question that follows.

Item I

Churches are generally seen as traditional and conservative in their beliefs. They also tend to have a strict hierarchy of power.

The characteristics of churches are different from those of New Age movements.

Applying material from Item I, analyse two ways in which the characteristics of churches are different from those of New Age movements.