Sociologists Who Have Studied the Decline in Religious Service Attendance

question 52

Multiple Choice

Sociologists who have studied the decline in religious service attendance by Catholics attribute this decline to:

• A) the church's stance on birth control
• B) too much competition in the religious economy
• C) secularization
• D) the appeal of evangelicalism

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Compounded

The process where interest is calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit or loan.

Annually

Annually means occurring once every year or pertaining to a period of one year.

Compounded

The process of earning interest on previously earned interest, leading to an increase in the total amount over time.

Monthly

Occurring or produced once a month.