Gendered Religiosity
This study uses measures of cognitive and expressive aspects of gender as a social identity from the General Social Survey to examine whether and how they relate to religiosity. I find that religiosity is clearly gendered, but in different ways for women and men. Consistent with the feminine-typing...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
[2017]
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Review of religious research
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 547-556 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Religiosity
/ Gender
/ Identity
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America NBE Anthropology |
Further subjects: | B
Religion
B Gender B Social Identity |
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Summary: | This study uses measures of cognitive and expressive aspects of gender as a social identity from the General Social Survey to examine whether and how they relate to religiosity. I find that religiosity is clearly gendered, but in different ways for women and men. Consistent with the feminine-typing of religion in the Christian-majority context of the United States, gender expression is linked with more religiousness among women but not men. Consistent with religion being a sometimes patriarchal institution, those with more pride in being men are more religious. I conclude that religiosity is gendered, that degendering and secularization processes could go hand-in-hand, and that future research on gender differences in religiosity should further examine variation among women and among men. |
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ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-017-0302-9 |