Bridges or buffers? Motives behind Immigrants’ Religiosity

García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana

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“…An accelerating phenomenon (in Europe and elsewhere) is the growing number of individuals who claim to have “no religion”. Data from the 2002–2010 waves of the European Social Survey (ESS) include 39.1% of respondents who identify their religion as “no religion” ( [23] ). A recent report published by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life ( [24] ) claims that the third largest “religion” is the “no religion” – it is estimated that there are 1.1 billion individuals who claim to have “no religion” (16% of the world population; the majority lives in communist countries, 700 million in China).…”

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“…Another significant phenomenon is the increasing influx of immigrants (into Europe and other regions), who compose a considerable share of the populations in many countries (see [23] , Table 1 ). The intensified religiosity of immigrants (compared to natives) became a fundamental issue that could affect all spheres of life, including the economic and social domains.…”

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Religious Pro-Sociality? Experimental Evidence from a Sample of 766 Spaniards

2014

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This study explores the relationship between several personal religion-related variables and social behaviour, using three paradigmatic economic games: the dictator (DG), ultimatum (UG), and trust (TG) games. A large carefully designed sample of the urban adult population in Granada (Spain) is employed (N = 766). From participants' decisions in these games we obtain measures of altruism, bargaining behaviour and sense of fairness/equality, trust, and positive reciprocity. Three dimensions of religiosity are examined: (i) religious denomination; (ii) intensity of religiosity, measured by active participation at church services; and (iii) conversion out into a different denomination than the one raised in. The major results are: (i) individuals with “no religion” made decisions closer to rational selfish behaviour in the DG and the UG compared to those who affiliate with a “standard” religious denomination; (ii) among Catholics, intensity of religiosity is the key variable that affects social behaviour insofar as religiously-active individuals are generally more pro-social than non-active ones; and (iii) the religion raised in seems to have no effect on pro-sociality, beyond the effect of the current measures of religiosity. Importantly, behaviour in the TG is not predicted by any of the religion-related variables we analyse. While the results partially support the notion of religious pro-sociality, on the other hand, they also highlight the importance of closely examining the multidimensional nature of both religiosity and pro-social behaviour.

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Religious Pro-Sociality? Experimental Evidence from a Sample of 766 Spaniards

2014

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“…Czakon-Tralski, 2017). Jeśli są to wspólnoty izolujące się od ogólniejszego środowiska, szczególnie pozostające pod wpływem ludzi lub struktur ojczystych 12 , mogą wzmacniać procesy gettoizacji, utrudniać komunikację i budowanie nowych więzi. Jeśli własne przekonania i praktyki migrantów łączą ich z rodzimymi wyznawcami w miejscu przybycia i mogą oni liczyć na przyjęcie, akceptację i wsparcie, wówczas mamy do czynienia z czynnikiem istotnie pomagającym w adaptacji do nowych warunków.…”

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“…Tylko wtedy można liczyć na wzbogacenie kapitału społecznego i takiejże spójności (Dupré, 2008). 12 Bardzo istotny czynnik obaw żywionych przez społeczności przyjmujące -że przybysze pozostają pod wpływem ośrodków zewnętrznych wobec nowego miejsca osiedlenia. 13 Choć rzeczywistość może przynieść w tym względzie bolesne rozczarowania.…”

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Migration and religion. Selected aspects

Stawiński¹,

Ken²

2018

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Przedmiotem analizy w artykule jest kwestia wzajemnych relacji między migracjami a religią. Autor nawiązuje do toczących się dyskusji na temat migracji i roli religii we współczesnym świecie. Podobnie jak inne formy aktywności ludzkiej migracja może być postrzegana jako zjawisko społeczne lub z perspektywy jednostki. W obu przypadkach może to rzucić nieco światła na motywy decyzji o zmianie miejsca pobytu, preferencje między alternatywnymi lokalizacjami, wzorce i tendencje zachowań w miejscu przeznaczenia oraz zmian jakie może to wywołać w samej religii. Artykuł jest próbą odpowiedzi na pytanie w jaki sposób tożsamość religijna i symboliczna etniczność wpływają na migrację i współistnienie różnych grup z ich odmiennymi, religijnymi stylami życia. Ponieważ współistnienie różnych religii niesie ze sobą różnorodne wyzwania, nie można migracji oddzielić od kwestii wolności sumienia, praktyk religijnych i przestrzegania prawa w kraju przeznaczenia, które określa granice tolerancji religijnej.

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“…See further below. See also, e.g., Garcia‐Muñoz and Neuman (); Van Tubergen and Sindradóttir (); GfK NOP Social Research (: 18–24); Esposito and Mogahed ().…”

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Conservatism between theory and practice: The case of migration to Europe

Beckstein

Rampton

2018

European J Political Res

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This article explores the neglected relationship between conservatism as political theory and conservatism as political practice using the example of recent immigration to Europe. A cursory glance at how European politicians have responded to migration challenges suggests that they roughly divide into an open‐arm, leftist ‘liberal’ camp and a right‐wing ‘conservative’ one. The situation, however, is more complex. This article engages with the resources of conservative theory to argue that there are many distinct conservative theoretical positions for any one policy point. Using contemporary migration patterns as a case study, the findings suggest that Conservative parties have not borrowed much from conservative theory in its variety of incarnations. In fact, conservative theory can buttress a course of action that is generous toward migrants and at odds with the claims of right‐wing populist movements. While certain strands of conservatism imagine a homogenous people, there are others that are no less pro‐pluralism than liberal theories, and sometimes more so.

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Bridges or buffers? Motives behind Immigrants’ Religiosity

Abstract: This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants' religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic -Europe and the United States.

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

Religious Pro-Sociality? Experimental Evidence from a Sample of 766 Spaniards

Religious Pro-Sociality? Experimental Evidence from a Sample of 766 Spaniards

Migration and religion. Selected aspects

Conservatism between theory and practice: The case of migration to Europe

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