Secularization and Religiosity

A Cross-National Study of Catholic Adolescents in Five Societies

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4265035
AutoresAndrew J Weigert (University of Notre Dame), Darwin L Thomas (Brigham Young University)
Ano1974
Volume35
Fascículo1
Páginas1
Data de publicação1974-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociological Analysis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3710339
OpenAlexW2467916500
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas3

This study interprets data from twelve purposive samples of male and female Catholic adolescents in five societies ordered according to an a priori macro continuum of secularization. Measures of traditional religiosity according to the five dimensions schema are used to operationalize secularization at the individual level. Results tend to corroborate secularization theorizing, but with important differences, e.g., on the belief and practice dimensions if compared with adult samples and the knowledge and experience dimensions if compared with the a priori continuum. Alongside cross-national variations in the degree of religiosity, a consistent ranking of the associations between pairs of dimensions suggests a similar structure with belief as the keystone within individual religiosity across societies. In light of the similar structure, the weakening of traditional belief in the more modernized societies presages powerful changes in the entire configuration of traditional individual religiosity within Catholicism

Darwin (ADL) · Media studies · Political science · Religiosity · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies