Families and Religion (Christel Gärtner)

This comparative study examines the transmission of religion in families in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Finland and Canada. The authors rely on the widely shared argument that religious change can primarily be understood as an intergenerational process. Based on a mixed-methods design, the book investigates the question of how, when exactly and under what conditions the following generations become less religious than the previous ones. From the perspective of familial and historical generations, the authors examine the significance of (religious) socialization for the transmission of (non-)religious worldviews, affiliation, practice, and identity. According to a central finding, religious change takes place primarily in the phase of adolescence against the background of the respective social context.

Prof. Dr. Christel Gärtner ist Soziologin und Mentorin der Graduiertenschule am Exzellenzcluster »Religion und Politik« der Universität Münster. Christel Gärtner is professor of sociology and mentor at the Graduate School in the Cluster of Excellence »Religion and Politics« at the University of Münster. Her main research areas are sociology of religion and culture, social theories, micro-sociology, and methods of hermeneutic and historical social research. Dr. Linda Hennig ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Centrum für Religion und Moderne der Universität Münster. Linda Hennig is postdoctoral researcher at the Cluster of Excellence »Religion and Politics« at the University of Münster. Her main research areas are sociology of religion, micro-sociology, migration, gender, professional biographies, and cross-country comparative approaches. Dr. Olaf Müller ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Soziologie der Universität Münster.Olaf Müller works as researcher at the Institute of Sociology and the Cluster of Excellence »Religion and Politics« at the University of Münster. His research focuses on sociology of religion, political culture, and social change.

Buch (Paperback), Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur, Englisch, 425 Seiten