Reconceptualizing Religious Change: Ethno-Apostasy and Change in Religion Among American Jews
Drawing upon data from the NJPS 2000–1, we argue that traditional approaches to the study of religious mobility — both apostasy and switching — are increasingly problematic. Apostasy from ethno-religious communities, in particular, must be reformulated to incorporate an ethnic dimension. Analyses us...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
2006
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Sociology of religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 507-543 |
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| Summary: | Drawing upon data from the NJPS 2000–1, we argue that traditional approaches to the study of religious mobility — both apostasy and switching — are increasingly problematic. Apostasy from ethno-religious communities, in particular, must be reformulated to incorporate an ethnic dimension. Analyses using this revised concept of “ethno-apostasy” lead to results that at times diverge from those of previous research. The findings suggest that the premise that religious switching is a binary change from one mutually incompatible state to another must be reconceptualized to account for declining support in American society for the assumption that a person can hold only one religious affiliation at a time. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/socrel/67.4.507 |