Influence of Religious Integration on Attitudes : a Comparative Analysis of European Countries

A panoramic view of religion in Europe is sketched on the basis of an international survey of religious attitudes (International Social Survey Programme, 1998). It is then shown that integration into a religious system (on a scale from “regular church-goer” to “no religion”) has significant effects...

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Auteur principal: Bréchon, Pierre
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Publié: 2004
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spelling cairn-RFS_455_0026RFS1Revue française de sociologie https://shs.cairn.info/revue-francaise-de-sociologie-1-2004-5-page-26?lang=en https://doi.org/10.3917/rfs.455.0026 Influence of Religious Integration on Attitudes : a Comparative Analysis of European Countries Bréchon, Pierre2004 fre Revue française de sociologie | 45 | 5 | 2004-12-15 | p. 26-48 | 0035-2969 RFS_45515 A panoramic view of religion in Europe is sketched on the basis of an international survey of religious attitudes (International Social Survey Programme, 1998). It is then shown that integration into a religious system (on a scale from “regular church-goer” to “no religion”) has significant effects on ethical and political attitudes (regarding sexual permissiveness, men’s and women’s roles in society, abortion, civic morality, confidence in institutions, political orientation). Whatever the European country, integration into Catholicism or Protestantism corresponds to attitudes that are more traditional, conformist, and politically to the right. No clear difference may be observed between Catholics and Protestants, groups that today are culturally fairly close.Cairn free access
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description A panoramic view of religion in Europe is sketched on the basis of an international survey of religious attitudes (International Social Survey Programme, 1998). It is then shown that integration into a religious system (on a scale from “regular church-goer” to “no religion”) has significant effects on ethical and political attitudes (regarding sexual permissiveness, men’s and women’s roles in society, abortion, civic morality, confidence in institutions, political orientation). Whatever the European country, integration into Catholicism or Protestantism corresponds to attitudes that are more traditional, conformist, and politically to the right. No clear difference may be observed between Catholics and Protestants, groups that today are culturally fairly close.
author Bréchon, Pierre
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Influence of Religious Integration on Attitudes : a Comparative Analysis of European Countries
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title Influence of Religious Integration on Attitudes : a Comparative Analysis of European Countries
title_short Influence of Religious Integration on Attitudes : a Comparative Analysis of European Countries
title_full Influence of Religious Integration on Attitudes : a Comparative Analysis of European Countries
title_fullStr Influence of Religious Integration on Attitudes : a Comparative Analysis of European Countries
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title_sort influence of religious integration on attitudes : a comparative analysis of european countries
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