Grievances and Polarization on Social Media
Perspectives from Religious Young Adults in Conflict-Ridden Amsterdam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21975284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clyde Anieldath Missier (0000-0001-5146-839X, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 691 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci14120691 |
| OpenAlex | W4417049845 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study aims to understand how religious affective content in the digital realm influences epistemic authority, social imaginaries, and religious beliefs among young adults (individuals between 18 and 35) with a university education and who identify as Christian, Hindu, or Muslim in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Data indicate the growing role of digital platforms as epistemic sources for religious maintenance, while families, private sacred-text teachings, religious leaders, and the community continue to serve as primary sources. Cultural capital, such as higher education and social skills, does not necessarily make respondents psychologically or emotionally resilient to be able and effectively deal with moral distrust and hate speech on social media. In daily life individuals feel cross-pressured between their religious attitudes, and secular educational institutions and government agencies who promote liberal values while perceiving religion as a threat, despite not consistently adhering to those liberal values themselves. Hence, this experienced injustice in the city, enhanced by the negative framing of religion in digital media, may influence the social judgement of individuals and the processes of alienation, polarization and radicalization
Distrust · Higher education · Injustice · Judgement · Realm · Religious education · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |