Strhan, Anna Harriet Block orcid.org/0000-0002-0875-1197 and Shillitoe, Rachael Marie (2019) The Stickiness of Non-Religion? : Intergenerational Transmission and the Formation of Non-Religious Identities in Childhood. Sociology. pp. 1094-1110. ISSN 1469-8684
Abstract
The rapid rise of those identifying as ‘non-religious’ across many countries has prompted growing interest in the ‘religious nones’. A now burgeoning literature has emerged, challenging the idea that ‘non-religion’ is the mere absence of religion and exploring the substantive beliefs, practices and identities that are associated with so-called unbelief. Yet we know little about the micro-processes through which this cultural shift towards non-religion is taking place. Drawing on data from an ethnographic study, this article examines how, when, where, and with whom children learn to be non-religious, and considers the different factors that are implicated in the formation of non-religious identities. While research on religious transmission has demonstrated the importance of the family, our multi-sited approach reveals the important role also played by both school context and children’s own reflections in shaping their formation as non-religious, suggesting a complex pattern of how non-religious socialization is occurring in Britain today.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, SAGE Publications. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. | ||||
Keywords: | Childhood, Non-Religion, Secular, Socialization, Transmission, Non-Religious Childhood, Non-Religious Children, Atheist Children, Agnostic Children, Non-Religious Parents, non-religious children, non-religion, childhood, non-religious parents, atheist children, transmission, secular, non-religious childhood, agnostic children, socialization | ||||
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Institution: | The University of York | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Pure (York) | ||||
Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2019 15:30 | ||||
Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2024 00:16 | ||||
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038519855307 | ||||
Status: | Published | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038519855307 | ||||
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