Religious Self-Designating Behaviors
A theoretical and empirical problem of continuing attention is that of the origins and presentations of self, selfing behaviors, or self-designating behaviors. Research is reported examining the origins and presentations of religious self-designations given by a national sample of the United States...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1972]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1972, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 262-270 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious Practices
B Attitude scales B Religious Behavior B Operational terms B Behavior modeling B Mathematical minima B Self B Spiritual belief systems B Behaviorism |
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| Summary: | A theoretical and empirical problem of continuing attention is that of the origins and presentations of self, selfing behaviors, or self-designating behaviors. Research is reported examining the origins and presentations of religious self-designations given by a national sample of the United States adult population. Twenty-seven percent of the sample responded to the question "Who Am I?" with religious self-designations. Three interpretations of self-designations are examined: reference group theory; attitude theory; and a derivation of Mead's social behaviorism theory. Respondents' self-selected "most important groups," "religious beliefs," and "religious activity participation" are examined for association with self-designations. Moderate support is provided for the social behaviorism account of the origins and presentations of religious self-designations. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384550 |