Processes of Disaffiliation: Religious Mobility Among Men and Women

Sandomirsky, Sharon; Wilson, John F.

doi:10.1093/sf/68.4.1211

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“…Close to 50% of respondents were 'religious' at the age of 12. The lower percentage of women who are currently 'secular' and the larger share of 'religious' mothers (compared to men/fathers) is in line with theories and findings of other studies showing that women are generally more religious (Sandomirsky and Wilson, 1990;Sherkat, 1991;Beit-Hallahmi, 1997;Loveland, 2003;Brañas-Garza and Neuman, 2004).…”

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confidence: 87%

The Evolution of Secularization: Cultural Transmission, Religion and Fertility Theory, Simulations and Evidence

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu (2000, 2001a), it is assumed that cultural/social norms are transmitted from one generation to the next one via two venues: (i) direct socialization -across generations, by parents; and (ii) oblique socialization -within generations, by the community and cultural environment. This paper focuses on the transmission of religious norms and in particular on the 'religious taste for children'. The theoretical framework describes the setting and the process leading to secularization of the population; the simulations give more insight into the process; and 'secularization regressions' estimate the effects of the various explanatory variables on secularization (that is measured by rare mass-attendance and by rare-prayer), lending support to corollaries derived from the theory and simulations. The main conclusions/findings are that (i) direct religious socialization efforts of one generation have a negative effect on secularization within the next generation; (ii) oblique socialization by the community has a parabolic effect on secularization; and (iii) the two types of socialization are complements in 'producing' religiosity of the next generation. Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SJEL Classification: C15, C25, D13, J11, J13, Z12

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“…The somewhat lower percentage of women who converted out is in line with theories and findings of other studies showing that women are generally more religious [14,[37][38][39][40][41][42].…”

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Determinants of Disaffiliation: An International Study

2013

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Using a dataset of 15,000 subjects from 32 Western countries, the current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and, at some stage of their lives, left it. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as 'no religion'. A battery of explanatory variables (country-specific, personal attributes and marriage variables) was employed to test for determinants of this decision. It was found that the tendency of individuals to leave their religion-the most extreme symptom of secularization-is strongly correlated with their liberal beliefs and with parental and spousal religious characteristics. Moreover, country characteristics, as well as personal socio-demographic features seem to be much less relevant, except for the religious diversity of the country that has a positive effect on disaffiliation.

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“…Older adults may move to a less traditional denomination when the social incentives (e.g., children who require a Jewish education) are no longer present. A previous marriage, having a child at home, gender, and region of the country are consistent with prior research on switchers who were predominantly Protestant (Hadaway and Marler 1993;Hout and Fischer 2002;Newport 1979; Switching in Judaism 15 Sandomirsky and Wilson, 1990;Stolzenberg, Blair-Loy, and Waite 1995). In previous studies, however, younger age has been associated with movement away from religion (Newport 1979).…”

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“…Among these are religious background factors (Hadaway 1980;Loveland 2003) and spirituality or religious fervor (Hadaway and Marler 1993). Sociodemographic factors associated with switching or staying in the same denomination in which one was raised include age (Newport 1979;Stolzenberg, Blair-Loy, and Waite 1995), education (Roof and Hadaway 1979), gender (Sandomirsky and Wilson 1990), and region of the country (Hadaway and Marler 1993;Roof 1989), marital status (Musick and Wilson 1995;Newport 1979), and parental status (Hout and Fischer 2002). Studies of Protestant groups have also assessed church attendance and activity (e.g., Hadaway and Marler 1993).…”

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The Direction of Denominational Switching in Judaism

Sands

Marcus

Danzig

2006

Scientific Study of Religion

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This paper examines patterns of denominational switching and the characteristics of switchers within Judaism in the United States. Viewing Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism and a fourth "non-specific" group as categories that range from the most traditional to the least traditional respectively, it focuses on the movement of individuals toward or away from a more traditional denomination in comparison with remaining in the same denomination in which they were raised. Data used to conduct this study are drawn from the National Jewish Population Survey 2000-01 (National Jewish Population Survey [NJPS] 2003).We found that 62% stay within the same group, 29% move away from tradition, and 9% move to a more traditional denomination. Multivariate logistic regression analyses show that a lower level of Jewish background, higher previous travel to Israel, a greater extent of organizational affiliation, and a higher level of spiritual feelings and beliefs are associated with moving to a more traditional denomination whereas a higher level of Jewish background, lower previous travel to Israel, and a lower level of spiritual feelings and beliefs are associated with moving to a less traditional denomination. In addition, a few sociodemographic factors (previously married, has a child at home, lives in a Western state) are associated with movement toward tradition whereas others (older age, female, not living in the Northeast or West) are associated with movement in the other direction. We found that 62% stay within the same group, 29% move away from tradition, and 9% move to a more traditional denomination. Multivariate logistic regression analyses show that a lower level of Jewish background, higher previous travel to Israel, a greater extent of organizational affiliation, and a higher level of spiritual feelings and beliefs are associated with moving to a more traditional denomination whereas a higher level of Jewish background, lower previous travel to Israel, and a lower level of spiritual feelings and beliefs are associated with moving to a less traditional denomination. In addition, a few sociodemographic factors (previously married, has a child at home, lives in a Western state) are associated with movement toward tradition whereas others (older age, female, not living in the Northeast or West) are associated with movement in the other direction.

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Processes of Disaffiliation: Religious Mobility Among Men and Women

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The Evolution of Secularization: Cultural Transmission, Religion and Fertility Theory, Simulations and Evidence

The Evolution of Secularization: Cultural Transmission, Religion and Fertility Theory, Simulations and Evidence

Determinants of Disaffiliation: An International Study

The Direction of Denominational Switching in Judaism

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