Social trends in British society

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Social trends in British society

This essay describes trends of religion, early education and teenage pregnancy in contemporary British society.

It argues that the declining interest of religion can be a contributing factor to increasing teenage pregnancy and low education.

Since Britain today is a multi faith society, everyone has the right to religious freedom. The main religion is Christianity but less than half of the British people claim to believe in God even though they may write something else down on official forms (Religion in the UK).  According to statistics from 2006, 18% of the British public says they are a practicing member of an organized religion. Since 1964 the numbers of people who belong to a religion and attend services have decreased significantly. In 2008 1000 people were asked if they believe there is a god, only 40% answered yes, compared to 80% in USA.

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   Since Britain has been a Christian society for hundreds of years, the religion has become a natural part of many British people’s lives. Despite of the fact that they do not practice any religion, many people see themselves as Christian and claim to belong to this religion. The fact that many other religions have entered the country also has opened windows for many none-believers to find a religion that suits them better.  

According to statistics, the number of three and four year old children going to school increased from 21 per cent in 1970 to 64 per ...

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