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 Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion: Volume 1: Youth and Religion

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-x)   (104K)
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    • Contents
    • Preface
  • Differential Reconstruction Of Religions Among Second Generation Immigrant Youth In Canada (1-28) by Peter Beyer   (115K)
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    • Introduction: 1.5 And Second Generation Immigrant Youth In Global And Local Context
    • Religion Among Immigrant Youth In Canada: Method, Data, And Limitations
    • Common Characteristics Of 1.5 And Second Generation Immigrants In Canada
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Youth, Spirituality, And Religion In Canada And Quebec (29-64) by Solange Lefebvre and K. Gandhar Chakravarty   (135K)
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    • Comparative Research From Bibby
    • The Quebec Case: Collective Emancipation From Religious Superintendence
    • Methodological Challenges
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Brazilian University Students And Religion (65-88) by Ari Pedro Oro and Mauro Meirelles   (218K)
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    • Introduction
    • Religion And Modernity
    • Religious Practice
    • What Do Social Sciences And Medicine Students Believe In?
    • The Appeal To Religion
    • University Students, Religion, And Secularization
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Developments In Spirituality Among Youth In Australia And Other Western Societies (89-114) by Michael Mason, Andrew Singleton and Ruth Webber   (118K)
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    • A New Youth Spirituality
    • Traditional Religions Among Youth
    • Alternative Spiritualities
    • Spirituality And Social Involvement
    • Discussion
    • References
  • The Religiosity Of Youth In Australia And Thailand (115-146) by Philip Hughes   (119K)
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    • Introduction
    • Beliefs
    • Religious Practices
    • Values
    • Discussion And Conclusions
    • Australian Approaches To Religion And Post-Traditionalism
    • Thailand Expressions Of Modernity And Post-Modernity
    • References
  • Youth And Religion In Modern China: A Sketch Of Social And Political Developments (147-162) by Fenggang Yang   (83K)
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    • Youth May Be Naturally Rebellious, But They Often Herald A New Era Of History
    • The New Youth In The New Culture And May-Fourth Movements: Pioneers Of Antireligious Campaigns
    • The Red Guards Of The Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution: Agents To Eradicate Religion And Worshippers Of The Mao Cult
    • Chinese Youth In The Twenty-First Century: Spiritual Seekers In The Forefront Of A Great Awakening
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Young People And Religion In France (163-192) by Céline Béraud and Jean-Paul Willaime   (120K)
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    • “Young People”: The Social Constitution Of A Category And Its Sociological Construction
    • Identification With Religion Among Young People In France, Their Beliefs And Practices: The State Of Research On The Basis Of The EVS Data And Other Surveys
    • Young People From 14 To 16 And Religion: The REDCo Data
    • Main Conclusions
    • References
  • Youth And Religion In Finland (193-218) by Kati Niemelä   (143K)
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    • Introduction
    • Data
    • Religiosity In Different Age Groups—Is There A Generational Change In Religiosity In Finland?
    • Religious Change In Teenage Years
    • Confirmation Work And Change In Religiosity
    • The Young Generation And Church Membership
    • No To Institutions
    • Alternative Channels For Spiritual Growth
    • Decline In Religious Upbringing
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • (Dis)engagements With Christianity Amongst Young People In England And Scotland (219-250) by Giselle Vincett and Sylvia Collins-Mayo   (123K)
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    • Generational Experiences And Religious Change
    • A Profile Of Young Christian Britain
    • Transmission
    • Case Studies
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • German Youth: Neither Participants Nor Partakers In Religion? (251-288) by Gert Pickel   (198K)
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    • Introduction — Do Today’s Youth Indicate The Level Of Secularization?
    • Prerequisites — Youth, Religiosity And Theories Of The Sociology Of Religion
    • The Starting Point — Membership, Religious Practices And Faith In God
    • The Dimension Of Faith — Subjective Religiosity Among The Youth And Young Adults
    • Religious Pluralization Among The German Youth And A Decline In Values?
    • Conclusion: The German Youth — Individualized, Pluralized, But No Longer Religious
    • References
  • The Quest For Religious Purity In New Age, Evangelicalism And Islam Religious Renditions Of Dutch Youth And The Luckmann Legacy (289-306) by Johan Roeland, Stef Aupers, Dick Houtman, Martijn de Koning and Ineke Noomen   (100K)
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    • Introduction
    • Religious Privatization Or Religious Purification?
    • Sociality Beyond Church And Mosque
    • Pure Religion’s Social And Public Significance
    • Conclusion: In Search Of Religious Purity
    • References
  • Religion and Youth in Croatia (307-328) by Dinka Marinović Jerolimov and Boris Jokić   (196K)
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    • Social And Religious Context Of Youth Religiosity In Croatia
    • Data And Method
    • Results
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Young Muslims Of Italy. Islam In The Everyday Life And The Public Visibility Of A New Generation Of Muslims (329-352) by Annalisa Frisina   (105K)
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    • Muslims In Italy. Young Muslims Of Italy?
    • Islam In Everyday Life
    • The Public Visibility Of A New Generation Of Muslims
    • Conclusions: A New Generation Of Muslim Italians
    • References
  • Believers In Progress Youth And Religion In Italy (353-382) by Giuseppe Giordan   (312K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Difficult Relation With The Church
    • The “Cultural Religion”
    • Spirituality Profiles
    • The Relation With The Other Religions
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Lifestyles And Religion (383-402) by Luigi Berzano   (94K)
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    • Lifestyles From The Top Down Theories To The Interactionist Horizontal Theories
    • New Spiritualities As Lifestyles
    • Fields Of The Lifestyle Spiritualities
    • References
  • Visual Sociology And Religion (403-420) by Roberto Cipriani and Emanuela C. Del Re   (90K)
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    • Foreword
    • Stagnation And Dynamics Of Visual Sociology (Of Religion)
    • From Descriptive Ethnography To Visual Hermeneutics
    • The Visible Religion
    • Religion And Visual Representation
    • Whose Eye?
    • The “Object” Becomes The Subject
    • Visual Sociology And Religion Are Movement
    • References
  • The United States: God Bless America (421-438) by William H. Swatos Jr.   (87K)
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    • A Nation Of Immigrants
    • Protestant-Catholic-Jew
    • L’chaim
    • The Almighty Dollar
    • A Nation Of New Immigrants
    • Religious America Vs. Secular Europe?
    • References
  • Religion In The Netherlands (439-460) by Erik Sengers   (96K)
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    • Introduction
    • Pillarization
    • Current Religious Situation
    • Church And State
    • The Future Of Dutch Religion
    • References
  • Religion And Politics In Portugal: Religious Landscape And Prospective Developments (461-478) by Helena Vilaça   (124K)
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    • Religious Landscape Developments
    • Democracy And Pluralisation
    • Portuguese Attitudes About Pluralism
    • Official And Legal Relationship Between The State And Religious Institutions
    • References
  • List Of Contributors (479-488)   (74K)