Jochen Hirschle
Biographic Data
| ID | 3597133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jochen Hirschle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jochen |
| FAMILY NAME | Hirschle |
| SIGNATURE | HIRSCHLE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | FernUniversität in Hagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3654-4619 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Disenchanted Modern, Re-enchanted Postmodern Society
According to secularization theory, religiosity of individuals decreases as societies embark on the road to economic modernization. A number of alternative approaches predict that the shift from modernity to postmodernity results in a more complex, hybrid outcome. We translate these arguments in a testable hypothesis using gdp as a proxy to operationalize for the degree of modernization/postmodernization. We predict a reversed U-shaped relation b…
Tradierte und kommodifizierte Formen sozialer Partizipation
SozW Soziale Welt , Seite 43 - 66
Consumption as a Source of Social Change
This paper analyzes the societal impact of economic growth. I argue that, from a certain stage of development on, economic growth leads to the proliferation of consumption as a mode of social and cultural action. As a consequence, traditional forms of social and cultural practice, such as religious service attendance, become incrementally marginalized. I empirically test this hypothesis using data from official statistics and survey data from the…
Regional cultures attracting interregional migrants
This study develops a theoretical concept of how regional cultural values develop, manifest, and become visible in regional images. Moreover, it tests the impact of regional images on attracting interregional migrants. Specifically, we test whether the values held by inhabitants of particular regions can explain variances in intra-country migration. Analyses are conducted on data collected from official statistics and from the European Social Sur…
Secularization of Consciousness” or Alternative Opportunities? The Impact of Economic Growth on Religious Belief and Practice in 13 European Countries
This research note contributes to an evaluation of the validity of secularization theory by studying the relationship between economic modernization and patterns of religious change. Both the disenchantment narrative of Berger and Weber and the existential security perspective of Inglehart hypothesize that economic development should be accompanied by a weakening of religious values. Using macro‐level panel regressions, my analysis reveals that w…
Religiöser Wandel in der Konsumgesellschaft
SozW Soziale Welt , Seite 141 - 162
Die Angst der Mittelschicht vor dem sozialen Abstieg
Über Jahrzehnte hinweg galt die deutsche Mittelschicht als relativ gut geschützt vor den Risiken schwankender Konjunkturen, vor dem Wandel der Erwerbsstruktur von der Industrie- zur Dienstleistungsgesellschaft, vor Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit oder vor Bildungsdefiziten. Auch die Ungleichheitsforschung hat sich lange Zeit kaum für die Wohlstandsposition der Mittelschicht interessiert. So hat Karl Ulrich Mayer darauf hingewiesen, dass die Lage der Mit…
The affluent society and its religious consequences: An empirical investigation of 20 European countries
This paper offers an alternative account of the frequently observed association between gross domestic product growth and a decline in traditional church attendance. The approach follows Durkheim's focus on the social functions of religion. It is hypothesized that economic prosperity leads to an exchange of the mediators of social activities, rather than to an increase in existential security or rationalization: With income development individual…
Mother's Employment: Cultural Imprint or Institutional Governance
In the public and scientific discussion on the political scope of action for improving employment opportunities for mothers, cultural aspects of female labour market participation often remain ignored. This study argues that employment decisions of mothers vary not only with the institutional settings but also with the dominant representative culture of a region. In order to study the effects of culture and institutions on maternal employment, Be…
Religious Values: Explanatory or Dependent Variables
From Religious to Consumption-Related Routine Activities? Analyzing Ireland's Economic Boom and the Decline in Church Attendance
Using Ireland, which experienced an economic boom in the mid 1990s, as a case study, the negative association between economic growth and religious practice is examined by testing two competing hypotheses. Secularization theory argues that the cultural changes that accompany economic growth lead to a decline in religious values. As religious values diminish, so does attendance at religious services. An alternative explanation is that economic gro…
Die Angst der Mittelschicht vor dem sozialen Abstieg. Eine Längsschnittanalyse 1984–2007 / Fear of Falling in the German Middle Class. A Longitudinal Analysis, 1984–2007
Seit Mitte des ersten Jahrzehnts des 21. Jahrhunderts wird in der Öffentlichkeit über die Krise der Mittelschicht in Deutschland diskutiert. Behauptet wird, dass sich die Mittelschicht zunehmend vor sozialem Abstieg fürchte. Die Prüfung dieser These steht im Mittelpunkt des Aufsatzes. Dazu werden Befunde aus der Arbeitsmarkt- und der Armutsforschung referiert, denen zufolge Beschäftigungsunsicherheiten, die zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre nur für geri…
Institutionelle und informelle Partnermärkte
Die Angst der Mittelschicht vor dem sozialen Abstieg. Eine Längsschnittanalyse 1984–2007 / Fear of Falling in the German Middle Class. A Longitudinal Analysis, 1984–2007
Seit Mitte des ersten Jahrzehnts des 21. Jahrhunderts wird in der Öffentlichkeit über die Krise der Mittelschicht in Deutschland diskutiert. Behauptet wird, dass sich die Mittelschicht zunehmend vor sozialem Abstieg fürchte. Die Prüfung dieser These steht im Mittelpunkt des Aufsatzes. Dazu werden Befunde aus der Arbeitsmarkt- und der Armutsforschung referiert, denen zufolge Beschäftigungsunsicherheiten, die zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre nur für geri…
From Religious to Consumption-Related Routine Activities? Analyzing Ireland's Economic Boom and the Decline in Church Attendance
Using Ireland, which experienced an economic boom in the mid 1990s, as a case study, the negative association between economic growth and religious practice is examined by testing two competing hypotheses. Secularization theory argues that the cultural changes that accompany economic growth lead to a decline in religious values. As religious values diminish, so does attendance at religious services. An alternative explanation is that economic gro…
Mother's Employment: Cultural Imprint or Institutional Governance
In the public and scientific discussion on the political scope of action for improving employment opportunities for mothers, cultural aspects of female labour market participation often remain ignored. This study argues that employment decisions of mothers vary not only with the institutional settings but also with the dominant representative culture of a region. In order to study the effects of culture and institutions on maternal employment, Be…
Secularization of Consciousness” or Alternative Opportunities? The Impact of Economic Growth on Religious Belief and Practice in 13 European Countries
This research note contributes to an evaluation of the validity of secularization theory by studying the relationship between economic modernization and patterns of religious change. Both the disenchantment narrative of Berger and Weber and the existential security perspective of Inglehart hypothesize that economic development should be accompanied by a weakening of religious values. Using macro‐level panel regressions, my analysis reveals that w…
Regional cultures attracting interregional migrants
This study develops a theoretical concept of how regional cultural values develop, manifest, and become visible in regional images. Moreover, it tests the impact of regional images on attracting interregional migrants. Specifically, we test whether the values held by inhabitants of particular regions can explain variances in intra-country migration. Analyses are conducted on data collected from official statistics and from the European Social Sur…
The affluent society and its religious consequences: An empirical investigation of 20 European countries
This paper offers an alternative account of the frequently observed association between gross domestic product growth and a decline in traditional church attendance. The approach follows Durkheim's focus on the social functions of religion. It is hypothesized that economic prosperity leads to an exchange of the mediators of social activities, rather than to an increase in existential security or rationalization: With income development individual…
Religiöser Wandel in der Konsumgesellschaft
SozW Soziale Welt , Seite 141 - 162
Institutionelle und informelle Partnermärkte
Die Angst der Mittelschicht vor dem sozialen Abstieg. Eine Längsschnittanalyse 1984–2007 / Fear of Falling in the German Middle Class. A Longitudinal Analysis, 1984–2007
Seit Mitte des ersten Jahrzehnts des 21. Jahrhunderts wird in der Öffentlichkeit über die Krise der Mittelschicht in Deutschland diskutiert. Behauptet wird, dass sich die Mittelschicht zunehmend vor sozialem Abstieg fürchte. Die Prüfung dieser These steht im Mittelpunkt des Aufsatzes. Dazu werden Befunde aus der Arbeitsmarkt- und der Armutsforschung referiert, denen zufolge Beschäftigungsunsicherheiten, die zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre nur für geri…
Institutionelle und informelle Partnermärkte
Die Angst der Mittelschicht vor dem sozialen Abstieg
Über Jahrzehnte hinweg galt die deutsche Mittelschicht als relativ gut geschützt vor den Risiken schwankender Konjunkturen, vor dem Wandel der Erwerbsstruktur von der Industrie- zur Dienstleistungsgesellschaft, vor Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit oder vor Bildungsdefiziten. Auch die Ungleichheitsforschung hat sich lange Zeit kaum für die Wohlstandsposition der Mittelschicht interessiert. So hat Karl Ulrich Mayer darauf hingewiesen, dass die Lage der Mit…
The affluent society and its religious consequences: An empirical investigation of 20 European countries
This paper offers an alternative account of the frequently observed association between gross domestic product growth and a decline in traditional church attendance. The approach follows Durkheim's focus on the social functions of religion. It is hypothesized that economic prosperity leads to an exchange of the mediators of social activities, rather than to an increase in existential security or rationalization: With income development individual…
Mother's Employment: Cultural Imprint or Institutional Governance
In the public and scientific discussion on the political scope of action for improving employment opportunities for mothers, cultural aspects of female labour market participation often remain ignored. This study argues that employment decisions of mothers vary not only with the institutional settings but also with the dominant representative culture of a region. In order to study the effects of culture and institutions on maternal employment, Be…
Religious Values: Explanatory or Dependent Variables
From Religious to Consumption-Related Routine Activities? Analyzing Ireland's Economic Boom and the Decline in Church Attendance
Using Ireland, which experienced an economic boom in the mid 1990s, as a case study, the negative association between economic growth and religious practice is examined by testing two competing hypotheses. Secularization theory argues that the cultural changes that accompany economic growth lead to a decline in religious values. As religious values diminish, so does attendance at religious services. An alternative explanation is that economic gro…
Religiöser Wandel in der Konsumgesellschaft
SozW Soziale Welt , Seite 141 - 162
Secularization of Consciousness” or Alternative Opportunities? The Impact of Economic Growth on Religious Belief and Practice in 13 European Countries
This research note contributes to an evaluation of the validity of secularization theory by studying the relationship between economic modernization and patterns of religious change. Both the disenchantment narrative of Berger and Weber and the existential security perspective of Inglehart hypothesize that economic development should be accompanied by a weakening of religious values. Using macro‐level panel regressions, my analysis reveals that w…
Consumption as a Source of Social Change
This paper analyzes the societal impact of economic growth. I argue that, from a certain stage of development on, economic growth leads to the proliferation of consumption as a mode of social and cultural action. As a consequence, traditional forms of social and cultural practice, such as religious service attendance, become incrementally marginalized. I empirically test this hypothesis using data from official statistics and survey data from the…
Regional cultures attracting interregional migrants
This study develops a theoretical concept of how regional cultural values develop, manifest, and become visible in regional images. Moreover, it tests the impact of regional images on attracting interregional migrants. Specifically, we test whether the values held by inhabitants of particular regions can explain variances in intra-country migration. Analyses are conducted on data collected from official statistics and from the European Social Sur…
Disenchanted Modern, Re-enchanted Postmodern Society
According to secularization theory, religiosity of individuals decreases as societies embark on the road to economic modernization. A number of alternative approaches predict that the shift from modernity to postmodernity results in a more complex, hybrid outcome. We translate these arguments in a testable hypothesis using gdp as a proxy to operationalize for the degree of modernization/postmodernization. We predict a reversed U-shaped relation b…
Tradierte und kommodifizierte Formen sozialer Partizipation
SozW Soziale Welt , Seite 43 - 66
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (4 works) · Prosperity (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Secularization (4 works)