The Sociology of Religion in Late Modernity

Dillon, Michele

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511807961.001

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“…In the United States, most adults (59%) claim a religious affiliation, believe in God (95%), pray (90%), and read the Bible (69%). In addition, 89% of the adult population states that religion plays an important role in their lives (Dillon, 2003). This story, however, is different for gay, bisexual, and transgender persons (GBT).…”

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“The Priest Obviously Doesn't Know That I'm Gay”: The Religious and Spiritual Journeys of Latino Gay Men

García

Gray

Ramírez-Valles

2008

Journal of Homosexuality

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In the United States, most adults state that religion plays an important role in their lives and claim a religious affiliation. For gay, bisexual, and transgender persons (GBT), the story is unique because their sexual and gender identity is not accepted by most religions. The purpose of this article is to analyze the role of religiosity in the life course of Latino GBTs raised as Catholics. Data come from 66 life history interviews with Latino GBTs living in Chicago and San Francisco, who grew up as Catholics. We found a religious trajectory that mirrored participants' developmental stages. During childhood, religion was inculcated by the family, culture, and schools. In adolescence, many experienced a conflict between their religion and their GBT identity, and in adulthood, they reached a resolution. Most participants abandoned Catholicism to join other religions or spiritual groups that they perceived to be welcoming. We found participants engaging in a remedial ideological work to reconcile their religious values and their identity.

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“The Priest Obviously Doesn't Know That I'm Gay”: The Religious and Spiritual Journeys of Latino Gay Men

García

Gray

Ramírez-Valles

2008

Journal of Homosexuality

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“…"Attendance"-a more institutional form of religiosity appears to be the preferred measure in the literature, possibly as it is considered a measure of religious behavior. That said, as information for each measure is based on the responses to survey questions, they may be subject to exaggeration and reflect an individual's desired behavior, not their actual behavior (Dillon 2003;Hadaway, Marler, and Chaves 1993;Hadaway, Elifson, and Petersen 1984).…”

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Religion as a Determinant of Relationship Stability

Boulis,

Torgler

2023

Scientific Study of Religion

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There is a burgeoning literature that investigates the effects of religion on relationship dissolution. This study is distinguished from prior scholarship in three broad areas: The investigation estimates the effect of religion on relationship stability using multiple measures of religious affiliation and religious observance; it is based on information of the respondent and their partner for both cohabiting and marital relationships; and it is performed using multiple waves of a large‐scale nationally representative panel data set, the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. It addresses key limitations, such as: the use of a single measure of religion, a tendency to only use married individual data, and an overreliance on cross‐sectional data. The results indicate that intrafaith couples tend to have a higher degree of relationship stability than other couple types; although, once other factors are controlled for, this effect is no longer statistically significant. We also find religiosity, in particular, religious attendance has a large positive effect on stability in intrafaith couples but can lower stability in interfaith and mixed couples.

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“…Marx as well as Engels viewed religion as part of a class struggle scenario "religion transfers the working class' resistance and anger against the present world to the world to come or, as in millenarianism, to the distant future (Dillon, 2003). The inequalities between classes are transferred to the world to come as a form of moral reward in Heaven.…”

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Sociology And Religion: Interaction, Conflict and Social Change In Society From Hadith Perspective

Rohman,

Mahir,

Soleh

et al. 2024

JISIP

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Religion and sociology are two fields that are inherently linked to human social life. Religion is an integral part of the lives of many individuals and societies around the world, influencing actions, values, norms and social structures. On the other hand, sociology is the study of social interaction, social institutions and social change in society. Both influence each other and form complex social dynamics. The purpose of this study is to investigate the interaction between religion and sociology, with a focus on conflict and social change, and how hadith views these matters. The research aims to provide deeper insights into how religion influences the social structure, norms and values of society and how sociology can be used as an approach to understanding religion as a social phenomenon. In addition, the research will also explore the impact of religious conflict in society and the role of religion in the social changes that take place. What is important from the findings of this research is that the sociology of religion will provide knowledge about the patterns of religious social interaction in society and how they build structures and infrastructure in religion. With the sociology of religion, one will find a scientifically standardized pattern or concept of how religious people build a social system that respects each other and upholds tolerance. As a result, by studying the sociology of religion one will be able to personally control social actions in religion as well as control oneself. It is also confirmed by the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad Saw that religious life, especially a Muslim, must uphold science, tolerance, and patterns of social life must rely on religion, especially in Islam everything has been regulated and can be implemented.

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The Sociology of Religion in Late Modernity

Cited by 14 publications

References 537 publications

“The Priest Obviously Doesn't Know That I'm Gay”: The Religious and Spiritual Journeys of Latino Gay Men

“The Priest Obviously Doesn't Know That I'm Gay”: The Religious and Spiritual Journeys of Latino Gay Men

Religion as a Determinant of Relationship Stability

Sociology And Religion: Interaction, Conflict and Social Change In Society From Hadith Perspective

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