Femmes précaires et religion en de Allemagne de l'Est

The authors explore the role of religion for women in precarious conditions of life in Eastern Germany, one of the most secularized regions in the world. Based on biographical interviews with recipients of welfare benefits they analyze the worldviews of women without religious affiliation in precari...

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Published in:Social compass 2012-03, Vol.59 (1), p.102
Main Authors: Sammet, Kornelia, Weissmann, Marliese
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gender differences
Religion
Secularism
Sociology
Women
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Summary:The authors explore the role of religion for women in precarious conditions of life in Eastern Germany, one of the most secularized regions in the world. Based on biographical interviews with recipients of welfare benefits they analyze the worldviews of women without religious affiliation in precarious conditions of life, which are characterized by biographical insecurity, low material and symbolic resources and few possibilities for planning and participation. The empirical findings show a dominant scientific worldview, a heritage of the socialist GDR. but also an openness to religious semantics with regard to experiences of contingency. The authors underline the gender differences in relation to religion: the women's exclusion from the labour market is determined by the perception of contingency while their children offer them an alternative space in which they experience a sense of both hope and duty. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0037-7686
1461-7404