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Deconstructing Young Adults' Religious (Dis)engagement in Statistics Canada's Religiosity Index

dc.contributor.authorDoyle, Ashley D.
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Sociology & Social Anthropologyen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Emma Whelanen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Yoko Yoshidaen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Christopher Austinen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Christopher Hellanden_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-03T12:19:19Z
dc.date.available2013-04-03T12:19:19Z
dc.date.defence2013-03-28
dc.date.issued2013-04-03
dc.description.abstractThis research explored whether Statistics Canada’s religiosity index is an adequate measurement tool to capture the degree of young adults’ (aged 15-29) religious engagement in contemporary Canada. The impact of the agency’s four religiosity dimensions (affiliation, attendance, importance and private practice) on the index by age group was analyzed using Cycle 25 of the General Social Survey. Next, quantitative data was collected using a cross-sectional web-based survey of young adults (aged 18-29) in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (N=634). This survey examined the differences in representation of religious engagement based on either traditional or personalized dimensions. In conclusion, my findings suggest that Statistics Canada’s religiosity index does not measure religiosity consistently across age groups, nor does it assess important personalized dimensions of young adults’ religiosities. Consequently, the current religiosity index provides only a partial understanding of young adults’ degree of religious engagement and should be considered for revision.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/21442
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectyoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectreligious engagementen_US
dc.subjectPrince Edward Islanden_US
dc.subjectHalifaxen_US
dc.subjectreligionen_US
dc.subjectreligiosity indexen_US
dc.titleDeconstructing Young Adults' Religious (Dis)engagement in Statistics Canada's Religiosity Indexen_US

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