The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies

Scholars of religion have long sought to explain the persistent finding that women tend to report greater religiosity than men. However, the size of this “gender gap” may depend on the measure of religiosity employed, the religious tradition being sampled, and socio-demographic factors. Here, we con...

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Authors: Vardy, Tom (Author) ; Moya, Cristina (Author) ; Placek, Caitlyn D. (Author) ; Apicella, Coren L. (Author) ; Bolyanatz, Alexander (Author) ; Cohen, Emma (Author) ; Handley, Carla (Author) ; Kundtová Klocová, Eva (Author) ; Lesorogol, Carolyn K. 1965- (Author) ; Mathew, Sarah (Author) ; McNamara, Sarah A. (Author) ; Purzycki, Benjamin G. (Author) ; Soler, Montserrat (Author) ; Weigel, Jonathan 1986- (Author) ; Willard, Aiyana K. (Author) ; Xygalatas, Dēmētrēs 1977- (Author) ; Norenzayan, Ara 1970- (Author) ; Henrich, Joseph 1968- (Author) ; Lang, Martin (Author) ; Atkinson, Quentin D. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2022
In: Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 18-37
Further subjects:B cross-cultural research
B Cultural Evolution
B Secularization
B Risk
B supernatural punishment
B moralistic gods
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