Identification with Religion: Cross‐National Evidence from a Social Psychological Perspective.
Why is religion a more central social identity for some people than for others? Previous studies focus on explaining individual differences in religious affiliation and religiosity, often using the term "identification" in reference to these concepts. Yet, few scholars operationalize—let alone attem...
| Publicado en: | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 790 - 813 |
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