Beliefs in Society – NRMs and NAMs |
Sociology Notes & Key Theories”
Wallis - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----criticises typology - sects and cults have
many similarities, believes they overlap, comibined term - NRM (categorises
world affirming, rejecting and accommodating NRM's)
World Affirming NRM - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----accept the world as it is,
success in mainstream goals (careers), tolerant of other religions, most are cults -
customers rather than members.
World Rejecting NRM - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----highly critical of the outside
world and seek radical change, must make a sharp break from their former life,
conservative moral codes, restricted contact
World Accommodating NRM - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----they do not accept or
reject the world - they focus on religious rather than worldly matters
Weber - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Sects offer a solution to the dis-privileged
Sociology Notes & Key Theories”
Wallis - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----criticises typology - sects and cults have
many similarities, believes they overlap, comibined term - NRM (categorises
world affirming, rejecting and accommodating NRM's)
World Affirming NRM - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----accept the world as it is,
success in mainstream goals (careers), tolerant of other religions, most are cults -
customers rather than members.
World Rejecting NRM - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----highly critical of the outside
world and seek radical change, must make a sharp break from their former life,
conservative moral codes, restricted contact
World Accommodating NRM - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----they do not accept or
reject the world - they focus on religious rather than worldly matters
Weber - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Sects offer a solution to the dis-privileged
