Gender and religiosity
- Created by: annagaskell
- Created on: 20-02-19 18:00
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- Gender and religiosity
- church goers more likely to be women. 55% women and 44% men say they have a religion
- women- more time, job frustration, role takes on caring position, see god in terms of love and acceptance, socialised into religious qualities, closer to birth and death
- Men- less time, socilaised into qualities not religious, see god in terms of power, control, less attracted, more prone to risk taking
- miller and hoffman
- differential socialisation
- women- passive submissive,obediant. key in religiosity. men with these traits are more religious
- differential roles
- women- less work more childrearing so have more time for religious activities, also concern for family wellbeing
- risk taking
- women more risk averse. men risk taking. risk averse men are more religious
- differential socialisation
- Andrew Greeley
- women less religious before they have partner or child. caring role. more associated with religioosity
- grace davie
- top positions in Christian church dominated by men
- women see god of love, comfort. men see the god of power,control. women closer to brith and death, look for answers in religion
- church goers more likely to be women. 55% women and 44% men say they have a religion
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