Risk or protective factor?- religion in the biographies of adult pupils of former social rehabilitation centers

Abstract

Article is about religion in the individual experiences of women who, during their adolescence, were subject to formal control by the institutions of the system to prevent the demoralization of children and adolescents. The theoretical analysis was based on the concept of resilience. The main research problem is presented in the following question: What is the value of religion for the developing demoralization and social readaptation in individual experiences of women - former pupils of social rehabilitation centers. The study used the method of case study, while the technique of data collection was autobiographical narrative interview The most important conclusion is that the normative system of religion has protectine potential and promotes positive social adaptation. From the perspective of all - life experience of the sudied women, it can be stated that for them religious experience have been transformed over the years. An importent risk factor in the development demoralisation of women's, what was crisis of faith, was also identified in the study.