Social Groups & Religiosity (AQA A Level Sociology): Exam Questions

Outline and explain two ways in which globalisation may have influenced religious beliefs and practices of minority ethnic groups in the UK.

Read Item I below and answer the question that follows.

Item I

Minority ethnic groups often arrive in the United Kingdom with a different culture from that of the host society. Also, members of minority ethnic groups often face racism in their everyday lives.

Applying material from Item I, analyse two reasons why minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom are often more religious than the majority of the population.

Read Item J below and answer the question that follows.

Item J

There are different sociological explanations of the relationship between ethnicity and religious beliefs and practices. Some sociologists argue that religion plays an important part in the lives of many minority ethnic groups, providing a mechanism for cultural defence and cultural transition.

However, other sociologists argue that there has been a decline in the importance of religion for most ethnic groups.

Applying material from Item J and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of the relationship between ethnicity and religious beliefs and practices.