Social Psychology of Religion

By Jessica Gifford. 2008

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Exploring the atheist personality: well-being, awe, and magical thinking in atheists, Buddhists, and Christians (2011, background): “The centrality of adolescence in the formation of religious identity and in dramatic identity transformations, such as conversion, has long been recognised (Argyle & Beit-Hallahmi, 1975; Beit-Hallahmi & Argyle, 1997; Hyde, 1965).”
Religious Group Identification and Inter-Religious Relations: A Study Among Turkish-Dutch Muslims (2007, background): “In addition, although religion is an important dimension for defi ning a positive social identity in comparison to dissenters and non-believers, social psychology has not paid much attention to religious identity (but see Argyle & Beit-Hallahmi, 1975; Batson & Burris, 1994; Blaine & Crocker, 1995).”
Average intelligence predicts atheism rates across 137 nations (2009, unknown): “460); Church of England Easter week communicants declined from 9% of the population in 1900 to 5% in 1970 (Argyle & Beit-Hallahmi, 1975); the attendance of children at Sunday schools declined from 30% of the child population in 1900 to 13% in 1960 (Goldman, 1965). In Gallup Polls 72% of the populati”
Gender and Religion: Deconstructing Universality, Constructing Complexity1 (2006, background): “Lest one think that the Jewish exceptionalism regarding gender differences in religiousness is a function of American exceptionalism regarding religious participation in general, these differences are even stronger outside of the United States.”
Religiousness and mental health: a review. (2006, background): “Religious beliefs can provide support through the following ways: enhancing acceptance, endurance and resilience.(80) They generate peace, self confidence, purpose, forgiveness to”
Multicultural recognition and ethnic minority rights: A social identity perspective (2006, background): “Unfortunately social psychology has not paid much attention to this identity (but see, for example, Allport & Ross, 1967; Argyle & Beit-Hallahmi, 1975; Seul, 1999; Verkuyten, in press-b).”