Is there research on religious identity in emerging adults?
Despite the necessity for studies on religious identity, there has been limited work on the role of religion in identity formation in emerging adults. Compared to the research in adolescence, there is much less work on the development of religious identity and religious participation across the emerging adulthood years.
Is there such thing as a fixed religious identity?
Other studies have applied concepts appropriated from race and gender identity theory such as disidentification which undermines essentialist accounts of religious identity – that an individual has a ‘fixed’ religious identity, independent of pre-existing systems of representation and individuals’ positioning within them.
What’s the difference between old and new religions?
Therefore, the key difference is not to be found by linear plotting of religions in chronological order on a timeline, but in understanding the cyclical progression of religious development. The “old” religions are “new” religions that have survived the competition.
Are there longitudinal studies on religious identity over time?
However, there have not been as many longitudinal studies on the influence of ethnicity, gender, and generational status on individuals’ development of religious identity over time. Nevertheless, of the handful of such studies, researchers have focused mainly on adolescence and started to branch out to emerging adulthood.
Despite the necessity for studies on religious identity, there has been limited work on the role of religion in identity formation in emerging adults. Compared to the research in adolescence, there is much less work on the development of religious identity and religious participation across the emerging adulthood years.
Other studies have applied concepts appropriated from race and gender identity theory such as disidentification which undermines essentialist accounts of religious identity – that an individual has a ‘fixed’ religious identity, independent of pre-existing systems of representation and individuals’ positioning within them.
However, there have not been as many longitudinal studies on the influence of ethnicity, gender, and generational status on individuals’ development of religious identity over time. Nevertheless, of the handful of such studies, researchers have focused mainly on adolescence and started to branch out to emerging adulthood.
How does religious affiliation and identity remain stable?
Whereas religious affiliation and identity remain stable, religious participation tends to decrease. Adolescents may exercise their increased autonomy and choose not to attend religious events.
