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Individual and Social Factors Predicting Religiosity Differences between European Countries

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  • Sebastian NaSTUta

    (Lecturer PhD, „Petre Andrei” University from Iasi)

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If we take into account the increasing number of immigrants of non-Christian religious background (Hindu, Muslims etc) who become more relevant as minority groups, contemporary Europe represents a religious melting-pot. The evident secularization trends within Western Europe, the interaction with these new social groups and their increasing social relevance creates different patterns of religious behavior in Western and Eastern Europe or in countries with Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox dominant religious tradition, if we compare them. Based on data from European Value Study (1981 - 2010) we’ll try to observe if and how the religiosity of people from different European countries is influenced by individual (gender, age, education) or social level factors (religious affiliation, country’s Human development index etc).

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  • Sebastian NaSTUta, 2012. "Individual and Social Factors Predicting Religiosity Differences between European Countries," Anuarul Universitatii „Petre Andrei” din Iasi / Year-Book „Petre Andrei” University from Iasi, Fascicula: Asistenta Sociala, Sociologie, Psihologie / Fascicle: Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 0(9), pages 97-117, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev12a:v::y:2012:i:9:p:97-117
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    Keywords

    religiosity; religious participation; secularization; sacralization; European countries.;
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    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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