Why Dutch Women are Still More Religious than Dutch Men: Explaining the Persistent Religious Gender Gap in the Netherlands Using a Multifactorial Approach

In many secular Western countries, women continue to demonstrate higher levels of religiosity than men. But why does this religious gender gap persist? In this research note, we set out to explain the religious gender gap in the Netherlands for three dimensions of religiosity: belief in God, frequen...

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Authors: Kregting, Joris (Author) ; Hermans, C. A. M. 1955- (Author) ; Scheepers, Peer (Author) ; Vermeer, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications [2019]
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2019, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-108
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Netherlands / Religiosity / Gender
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBD Benelux countries
Further subjects:B The Netherlands
B Social and psychological explanations
B Secularisation
B Religious gender gap
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