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) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2019 15:30 |
Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2025 00:25 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038519855307 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0038038519855307 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:147805 |
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