Gender and Religious Socialization

Comparisons from Pakistan and the United States

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ID3000358
AuthorsHart M Nelsen (Department of Sociology, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, U.S.A.), Arshad Rizvi (University of Maryland, University College, College Park, Maryland 20742, U.S.A.)
Year1984
Volume15
Issue2
Pages281-290
Publication date1984-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.15.2.281
OpenAlexW2938085904
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited3

Data from Catholic youths in Karachi, Pakistan and from the United States are analyzed for the effects of parental support and religiosity upon the religiosity of adolescents. Pakistan is more traditional than the United States and, hence, differences by gender in the effect of parental measures on youth would more likely occur in Pakistan than the United States. Comparisons can also be made in the United States by parochial-public school settings, with the parochial setting viewed as more traditional. In the more traditional setting, boys are expected to be especially affected by parental religiosity, while girls are expected to be especially affected by parental support. In the less traditional setting parental religiosity should be the better predictor of religiosity of both boys and girls. The findings support the hypotheses

Developmental psychology · Political science · Religiosity · Socialization · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology

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