Who is Baptized? A Study of Socioeconomic, Regional and Gender Differences in Child Baptism in the Church of Sweden, 2005 and 2015

In less than 15 years, child baptism has gone from being a mainstream tradition to a minority practice. This decline is a result of both high unaffiliation, especially with the Church of Sweden, and a more diversified religious society due to migration. Using microdata from parents of children born...

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Authors: Jonsson, Pernilla (Author) ; Sandberg, Andreas (Author) ; Svensson, Patrik (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Universitetsforlaget [2020]
In: Nordic journal of religion and society
Year: 2020, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 72-86
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Svenska kyrkan / Child / Baptism / Parents / Religiosity / Church membership
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
KDD Protestant Church
NBP Sacramentology; sacraments
Further subjects:B Baptism
B Sweden
B Secularization
B religious ceremonies
B Religious Practice
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