Deprivatization of Disbelief
Non-Religiosity and Anti-Religiosity in 14 Western European Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7974271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Egbert Ribberink (Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), P Achterberg (0000-0002-2365-6382, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Dick Houtman (0000-0002-4151-0125, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-120 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0491 • E-ISSN: 1755-0483 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1755048312000740 |
| OpenAlex | W2139297283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 42 |
This article aims to move beyond media discourse about “new atheism” by mapping and explaining anti-religious zeal among the public at large in 14 Western European countries. We analyze data from the International Social Survey Program, Religion III, 2008, to test two theories about how country-level religiousness affects anti-religiosity and its social bases: a theory of rationalization and a theory of deprivatization of disbelief. Hypotheses derived from the former are contradicted, whereas those derived from the latter are largely confirmed. Anti-religiosity is strongest among disbelievers and among the higher educated in the most religious countries and among the older generations in today's most secularized countries
Atheism · European Social Survey · Political science · Rationalization (economics · Religiosity · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · 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 | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 1,92 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |