Weekly churchgoing amongst Roman Catholics in Britain: long-term trends and contemporary analysis
Declining communal religious practice in the form of regular churchgoing is a key area in the measurement and study of religious change and secularisation. The general trends in attendance in Britain have been well-researched. However, there has been less consideration of change and continuity in re...
| Published in: | Journal of beliefs and values |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal of beliefs and values
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Catholic
/ Church attendance
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Secularisation
B Britain B Church Attendance B Survey Research B Religious Practice B Catholics |
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| Summary: | Declining communal religious practice in the form of regular churchgoing is a key area in the measurement and study of religious change and secularisation. The general trends in attendance in Britain have been well-researched. However, there has been less consideration of change and continuity in religious practice within different religious traditions. This article provides a detailed assessment of the trends in weekly churchgoing amongst Roman Catholics and then examines the socio-demographic factors associated with regular churchgoing. In long-term perspective, there has been a clear decline in weekly churchgoing amongst Catholics, corroborated by data across several recurrent social surveys. In terms of contemporary churchgoing, weekly attenders are more likely to be older, have higher socio-economic status and have children in the household. But, contrary to the well-established association between women and religiosity, there were no significant differences in weekly attendance between men and women, nor on the basis of ethnic background. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2016.1237422 |