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Reconceptualizing Religious Change: Ethno-Apostasy and Change in Religion Among American Jews
Ist Teil von
Sociology of religion, 2006, Vol.67 (4), p.507-543
Ort / Verlag
Washington: Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2006
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Quelle
Oxford Journals 2020 Social Sciences
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Drawing upon data from the NJPS 2000–1, we argue that traditional approaches to the study of religious mobility — both apostasy and switching — are increasingly problematic. Apostasy from ethno-religious communities, in particular, must be reformulated to incorporate an ethnic dimension. Analyses using this revised concept of “ethno-apostasy” lead to results that at times diverge from those of previous research. The findings suggest that the premise that religious switching is a binary change from one mutually incompatible state to another must be reconceptualized to account for declining support in American society for the assumption that a person can hold only one religious affiliation at a time.