Religious Membership and Religious Preference: Equal Indicators of Religiosity?
Based on a questionnaire study of 405 students at three eastern colleges, it is shown that religious membership and religious preference are not interchangeable indices. As a consequence of using one or the other, the size and composition of the "no religion" group are affected. The two in...
| Publié dans: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1970]
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| Dans: |
Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
State universities
B Pacifism B Churches B Junior colleges B Questionnaires B Religious Identity B Catholicism B Percentage distributions B Religiosity B Social attitudes |
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| Résumé: | Based on a questionnaire study of 405 students at three eastern colleges, it is shown that religious membership and religious preference are not interchangeable indices. As a consequence of using one or the other, the size and composition of the "no religion" group are affected. The two indicators relate differently to other measures of religiosity and to a social attitude. Preference is correlated with pacifism, while membership is not. It is suggested that the wording of questions regarding religious affiliation is crucial. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384571 |