Secularization and Religiosity

A Cross-National Study of Catholic Adolescents in Five Societies

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4265035
AutoresAndrew J Weigert (University of Notre Dame), Darwin L Thomas (Brigham Young University)
Año1974
Volumen35
Número1
Páginas1
Fecha de publicación1974-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Analysis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3710339
OpenAlexW2467916500
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas3

This study interprets data from twelve purposive samples of male and female Catholic adolescents in five societies ordered according to an a priori macro continuum of secularization. Measures of traditional religiosity according to the five dimensions schema are used to operationalize secularization at the individual level. Results tend to corroborate secularization theorizing, but with important differences, e.g., on the belief and practice dimensions if compared with adult samples and the knowledge and experience dimensions if compared with the a priori continuum. Alongside cross-national variations in the degree of religiosity, a consistent ranking of the associations between pairs of dimensions suggests a similar structure with belief as the keystone within individual religiosity across societies. In light of the similar structure, the weakening of traditional belief in the more modernized societies presages powerful changes in the entire configuration of traditional individual religiosity within Catholicism

Darwin (ADL) · Media studies · Political science · Religiosity · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies