Shaping the Religiosity of Chinese University Students
Science Education and Political Indoctrination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3267724 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miao Li (0000-0003-3258-0946, University of Notre Dame), Yun Lu (0000-0003-2939-232X, Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author), F Yang (0000-0002-4723-9735, Purdue University West Lafayette) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 309 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel9100309 |
| OpenAlex | W2897497052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 24 |
Our study examined the respective relationships between two components of higher education in mainland China-science education and political indoctrination-and the religiosity of university students. Using a cross-sectional, representative sample of about 1700 college students in Beijing, we found first that students studying natural/applied sciences were less likely to perceive Protestantism, Catholicism, and Islam as plausible and less likely to have supernatural belief, relative to students in humanities/social sciences. In addition, the more students positively evaluated the political education courses-which indicates students' acceptance of political indoctrination-the less likely they reported Protestantism and Catholicism as being plausible. Nevertheless, neither science education nor political indoctrination was associated with the perceived plausibility of Buddhism and Daoism or the worshipping behavior of students. We discuss the implications of these findings in light of the secularization debate and the research on education, religion, and state atheism
Atheism · Higher education · Ideology · Indoctrination · Islam · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Religiosity · Religious education · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |