Reinet Loubser
Biographic Data
| ID | 4248166 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reinet Loubser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reinet |
| FAMILY NAME | Loubser |
| SIGNATURE | LOUBSER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Religiosity in South Africa
This article uses statistical data from the World Values Survey (WVS) and the South African Opinion Leader Survey to examine religiosity among the following samples of South Africans: Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa and isiZulu speaking Protestants, Catholics, African Independent Church (AIC) members and non-religious people (public and parliamentarians). We find that mainline Protestant churches have suffered a loss of members, thus changing the de…
Democracy, well‐being, and happiness
This article explores the association between subjective well‐being (life satisfaction and happiness) and the importance of living in a democracy in 10 countries: Brazil, China, India, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. We examine well‐being as one possible indicator of the likelihood of a society's commitment to democracy. We find that there is indeed a relationship between life satisfaction and the i…
Active Citizenship
The period of democratisation known as the Third Wave resulted in widespread democratisation in diverse parts of the world. In this study we use data from the World Values Survey to measure five dimensions of active citizenship (considered important for democracy) in four countries of the Third Wave: Chile, Poland, South Africa and South Korea. We compare the Third Wave countries with two consolidated democracies (Germany and Sweden) as well as o…
Democracy, well‐being, and happiness
This article explores the association between subjective well‐being (life satisfaction and happiness) and the importance of living in a democracy in 10 countries: Brazil, China, India, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. We examine well‐being as one possible indicator of the likelihood of a society's commitment to democracy. We find that there is indeed a relationship between life satisfaction and the i…
Active Citizenship
The period of democratisation known as the Third Wave resulted in widespread democratisation in diverse parts of the world. In this study we use data from the World Values Survey to measure five dimensions of active citizenship (considered important for democracy) in four countries of the Third Wave: Chile, Poland, South Africa and South Korea. We compare the Third Wave countries with two consolidated democracies (Germany and Sweden) as well as o…
Active Citizenship
The period of democratisation known as the Third Wave resulted in widespread democratisation in diverse parts of the world. In this study we use data from the World Values Survey to measure five dimensions of active citizenship (considered important for democracy) in four countries of the Third Wave: Chile, Poland, South Africa and South Korea. We compare the Third Wave countries with two consolidated democracies (Germany and Sweden) as well as o…
Religiosity in South Africa
This article uses statistical data from the World Values Survey (WVS) and the South African Opinion Leader Survey to examine religiosity among the following samples of South Africans: Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa and isiZulu speaking Protestants, Catholics, African Independent Church (AIC) members and non-religious people (public and parliamentarians). We find that mainline Protestant churches have suffered a loss of members, thus changing the de…
Democracy, well‐being, and happiness
This article explores the association between subjective well‐being (life satisfaction and happiness) and the importance of living in a democracy in 10 countries: Brazil, China, India, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. We examine well‐being as one possible indicator of the likelihood of a society's commitment to democracy. We find that there is indeed a relationship between life satisfaction and the i…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Active citizenship (1 work)