Look for evidence of a ‘religious marketplace’ in your own or a nearby locality. Are there any New Age shops? What do they offer? Look at local newspapers and church notice boards and those in New Age shops. What messages are they announcing? Is religion really beginning to look like a commodity for ‘consumers’? … [Read more...]
Childhood : Answers to QuickCheck Questions
What is meant by ‘childhood’ differs between societies and depends on time, place and culture. Children take responsibility at an earlier age: less value placed on them showing obedience; their sexual behaviour is often viewed differently. Giving a new born baby the same name as a dead sibling; referring to the baby as ‘it’; forgetting how many children they had. Because they … [Read more...]