Religious Thinking and Social Attitude: A Case Study of Pakistani University Students

• Published in: Journal of educational research 2016-12, Vol.19 (2), p.78
• Main Authors: Nadeem, Mohammad, Akhter, Nasreen, Buzdar, Muhammad Ayub
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; ger
• Subjects: Attitudes; Case studies; College Students; Data Analysis; Education; Educational aspects; Happiness; Interpersonal relations; Life; Muslims; Physical Fitness; Religion; Religious aspects; Religiousness; Research Methodology; Social aspects; Social Attitudes; Society; Studies; Universities; University students
• ISSN: 1027-9776; 2309-8554

Thinking has a close relationship with attitude of human beings. Actions of people represent their mind set. Religion of a person impacts the mind set and behavior of people. Present study religious thinking and social attitude was an attempt to explore effect of religiosity on social attitude of university level students in Pakistan. It focused to search affiliation of university students with their religion, conclude their social beliefs, social practices and impact of religiosity factor on social attitude of students. This was a qualitative research based on interview of 114 students from eight universities in Pakistan to gain the deep understanding of the problem investigated. Thematic data analysis technique was applied to extract results from the data gathered through interviews. Results revealed that the university students, generally, support religious harmony and undermined religious sectarianism. The students' religiousness was expressed through their behavior, conduct, manners, and even routine actions. The study recommended further research to explore the factors which contribute in shaping university students' religiousness and social attitudes.