Religious socialization of non-religious university students

Studies of non-religion and youth raise questions regarding the conceptual usefulness of religious socialization. If religious socialization is studied only as the extent to which intergenerational transmission of religiosity occurs, the religious socialization of those who identify as non-religious...

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Published in:Religion (London. 1971) 2019-04, Vol.49 (2), p.262-283
Main Authors: Dahl, Karoliina, Novis-Deutsch, Nurit, Klingenberg, Maria, Kontala, Janne, Sztajer, Sławomir, Mussel, Avivit
Format: Article
Language:English
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College students
Falls
Intergenerational relationships
Intergenerational transmission
non-religion
Religion
Religionssociologi
Religiosity
Religious identity
religious socialization
Social research
Socialization
Sociology of Religion
University students
Usefulness
Young adults
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Summary:Studies of non-religion and youth raise questions regarding the conceptual usefulness of religious socialization. If religious socialization is studied only as the extent to which intergenerational transmission of religiosity occurs, the religious socialization of those who identify as non-religious falls out of the scope of research. This article explores the religious socialization of a group of university students from Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Israel who identify as non-religious. Interviews with these young adults allow us to explore the (religious) socialization of non-religious individuals in different contexts. The findings point to how the influence of socialization agents turned some of the students onto a path towards non-religion. Others, in turn, are characterized by family backgrounds where religion has not played any significant part. Our findings indicate that religious socialization, broadly construed, can be a useful perspective for understanding varying paths towards non-religiosity.
ISSN:0048-721X
1096-1151
1096-1151
DOI:10.1080/0048721X.2019.1584355