Anomie and Religiosity: An Empirical Re-Examination
The hypothesis that religiosity reduces anomie in modern society is re-examined. Anomie was not found to be inversely related to religiosity. An inverse relationship between anomie and class was not reduced by religiosity. Controls for acquiescent and social desirability measurement error did not al...
| Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1976]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Lower class
B Social desirability bias B Anomy B Protestantism B Catholicism B Social Psychology B Religiosity |
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| Summary: | The hypothesis that religiosity reduces anomie in modern society is re-examined. Anomie was not found to be inversely related to religiosity. An inverse relationship between anomie and class was not reduced by religiosity. Controls for acquiescent and social desirability measurement error did not alter this finding nor did the substitution of an alternative measure of anomie. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384315 |