Normalisation of nonreligious identity in Finland

Based on representative survey material analysed with the help of Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA), this article examines nonreligious identification in Finland. It focuses on those who positively identify themselves as nonreligious, describes them according to selected social variables, and e...

ver descrição completa

Na minha lista:  
Detalhes bibliográficos
Authors: Taira, Teemu (Author) ; Ketola, Kimmo 1965- (Author) ; Sohlberg, Jussi (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Verificar disponibilidade: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Carregar...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publicado em: Carfax Publ. 2023
Em: Journal of contemporary religion
Ano: 2023, Volume: 38, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-19
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Finnland / Irreligiosidade / Geração / Ano de nascimento / História 1981-1996 / História 1995-2010 / Identidade cultural / Secularização
Classificações IxTheo:AB Filosofia da religião
AD Sociologia da religião
KBE Escandinávia
TK Período contemporâneo
Outras palavras-chave:B Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA)
B Nonreligion
B cultural religion
B Finland
B Millennials
Acesso em linha: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Descrição
Resumo:Based on representative survey material analysed with the help of Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA), this article examines nonreligious identification in Finland. It focuses on those who positively identify themselves as nonreligious, describes them according to selected social variables, and explores their attitudes. The results demonstrate that nonreligious identity is more prevalent among Millennials and even more so among urban men. An examination of attitudes towards minority religions, church–state interaction, and national pride shows that the nonreligious are relatively liberal and tolerant, but what makes them different from others is their opposition to church–state interaction and their lack of national pride, thus indicating the weakening of ‘cultural religion’. On the basis of these findings, this article argues that in addition to the general process of secularisation, national history and recent social changes offer plausible reasons for the questions of how and why such normalisation is taking place, especially among Millennials.
ISSN:1469-9419
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2022.2138020