Minority Religious Groups and Life Satisfaction in India

Migheli, Matteo

doi:10.1111/1467-8462.12143

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“…The inefficiency produced by corruption is part of the reason why the government has failed to address India's poor human development record: problems such as undernutrition, gender inequality (Ghosh, , p. 542), and religious conflict (Migheli, )—to name but a few—persist. Corruption is therefore a clear violation of physical and mental well‐being as well as political freedom and economic security (Ghosh, , p. 544).…”

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Democracy, well‐being, and happiness: A 10‐nation study

Loubser

Steenekamp

2017

Journal of Public Affairs

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This article explores the association between subjective well‐being (life satisfaction and happiness) and the importance of living in a democracy in 10 countries: Brazil, China, India, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. We examine well‐being as one possible indicator of the likelihood of a society's commitment to democracy. We find that there is indeed a relationship between life satisfaction and the importance of living in a democracy. Countries with high levels of life satisfaction tend to be secure democracies, whereas countries with lower levels of life satisfaction tend to experience more political and economic challenges. We briefly discuss the unique socioeconomic realities and historical trajectories that may be responsible for varied levels of well‐being and diverse sentiments on the importance of democracy. We have deliberately selected a wide range of diverse case studies in order to analyse our results within varied political and socioeconomic contexts.

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Democracy, well‐being, and happiness: A 10‐nation study

Loubser

Steenekamp

2017

Journal of Public Affairs

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“…Religion is said to be the source of most of the conflicts between the majority and minority groups (Migheli 2016;Ruane 2006). The religious identity can influence individual perceptions and cause changes in behaviour responses in social interactions (Gupta et al, 2018).…”

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“…From the literature review on the topic of relations among the different religious groups, the previous researchers tend to examine three different areas; firstly, they investigated the connection and relationship among the different religious groups in terms of the majority and minority (Latif 2012;Migheli 2016;Ruane 2006). In addition, the studies investigated the issues of hegemonic and domination of relations among the different religious groups.…”

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The Future Relations between the Majority and Minority Religious Groups, Viewed from Indonesian Contemporary Perspective: A Case Study of the Coexistence of Muslims and the Towani Tolotang in Amparita, South Sulawesi

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Pabbajah²,

Prasodjo³

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IJIT

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The topic of relations of several religious groups in the world from different perspectives has been a hot issue among researchers and stakeholders. This article addresses the future relations between the majority and minority religious groups, particularly a case study of Bugis Muslims and Bugis Hindus known as Towani Tolotang who live in a harmonious life in South Sulawesi seen from Indonesian contemporary perspective. The present article is based on our research conducted in 2017 and 2018. The results show that Muslim majority and Hindu minority have been living in a dynamic and harmonious life because they have shared similar Bugis cultural background and tradition. In addition, the honesty of Bugis Muslims towards Bugis Hindus has contributed to a conducive living atmosphere. In addition, the existence of equality for the socio-politico status and economic endeavour for the Muslim majority and Hindu minority has brought them into a good social life. So, both communities may enjoy a long period of peaceful and prosperous coexistence in Indonesian modern life.

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“…The analysis involves only the dominant group (as in the case of Francis et al (2004), who report the effect of religiosity on happiness among the Jewish in Israel). Van Praag et al (2010) and Migheli (2016) have attempted to address the issue. In particular, the last paper investigates the relationship between happiness and religious affiliation in India; it shows that the members of the most discriminated groups (Muslims and Jewish, and-to a lesser extent-Christians) that are in conflict with the dominant religion (Hinduism) tend to be less happy than the Hindus ceteris paribus.…”

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Religious polarization, religious conflicts and individual financial satisfaction: Evidence from India

Migheli¹

2018

Review Development Economics

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The extant literature finds religion to be a major determinant of life satisfaction. However, in contexts characterized by religious tensions, the outcome may be very different. In particular, the literature shows that religious polarization has a major influence on some economic outcomes. The analysis presented in the paper tries to identify the impact of religious polarization on a major component of life satisfaction: financial satisfaction. The paper inquires how belonging to a minority religion and living in areas with different levels of religious polarization affect the individual satisfaction with the financial situation of the household. The results show that the members of minority religious groups are less satisfied than the members of the dominant group, and that the financial satisfaction decreases—for a given income—as the religious polarization increases.

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Minority Religious Groups and Life Satisfaction in India

Cited by 6 publications

References 92 publications

Democracy, well‐being, and happiness: A 10‐nation study

Democracy, well‐being, and happiness: A 10‐nation study

The Future Relations between the Majority and Minority Religious Groups, Viewed from Indonesian Contemporary Perspective: A Case Study of the Coexistence of Muslims and the Towani Tolotang in Amparita, South Sulawesi

Religious polarization, religious conflicts and individual financial satisfaction: Evidence from India

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