Occupation and Religious Practice in Italy: The Thesis of "Working-Class Alienation"

This paper examines the hypothesis that members of the urban working class are significantly less involved (associationally) in the church than are members of other occupational strata. Using data from a national sample of adult, male. Catholic heads of households in Italy, a statistically significa...

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Publicado en:	Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 335 - 347
Autor principal:	Hazelrigg, Lawrence E.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Dec72
Materias:	Occupations Working class Occupational structure Social classes Occupational sociology Religion Italy
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Sumario:	This paper examines the hypothesis that members of the urban working class are significantly less involved (associationally) in the church than are members of other occupational strata. Using data from a national sample of adult, male. Catholic heads of households in Italy, a statistically significant but very weak positive relationship was discovered.