Religious socialization of non-religious university students
Studies of non-religion and youth raise questions regarding the conceptual usefulness of religious socialization. If religious socialization is studied only as the extent to which intergenerational transmission of religiosity occurs, the religious socialization of those who identify as non-religious...
| Published in: | Religion |
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| Authors: | ; ; ; ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Routledge
[2019]
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| In: |
Religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Swedes
/ Finland
/ Poles
/ Israel
/ College student
/ Irreligiosity
/ Religious socialization
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KBK Europe (East) KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Young adults
B Religious Socialization B Non-religion |
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| Summary: | Studies of non-religion and youth raise questions regarding the conceptual usefulness of religious socialization. If religious socialization is studied only as the extent to which intergenerational transmission of religiosity occurs, the religious socialization of those who identify as non-religious falls out of the scope of research. This article explores the religious socialization of a group of university students from Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Israel who identify as non-religious. Interviews with these young adults allow us to explore the (religious) socialization of non-religious individuals in different contexts. The findings point to how the influence of socialization agents turned some of the students onto a path towards non-religion. Others, in turn, are characterized by family backgrounds where religion has not played any significant part. Our findings indicate that religious socialization, broadly construed, can be a useful perspective for understanding varying paths towards non-religiosity. |
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| ISSN: | 1096-1151 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2019.1584355 |