Religious Identification, Switching, and Apostasy Among Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland: Individual and Cohort Dynamics Between Two Censuses 2001-2011
Religious Identification, Switching, and Apostasy Among Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland: Individual and Cohort Dynamics Between Two Censuses 2001-2011
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北爱尔兰新教徒和天主教徒的宗教认同、转变和叛教：2001-2011 年两次人口普查之间的个人和群体动态
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10.1111/jssr.12554
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.4
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Doebler S
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Doebler S
宗教认同在历史上一直是北方爱尔兰作为一个民族身份标志的突出。标志着该国和平进程开始的《耶稣受难日协定》签署13年后，出现了一个问题，即北方爱尔兰的宗教归属是否已不再是一个族裔民族身份标志，而更多地成为一种个人选择。本文使用北方爱尔兰纵向研究的数据分析了2001年至2011年之间的宗教转换和叛教，该研究是一项代表性样本，约占28%的人口，与2001年和2011年的人口普查有关。我们发现，绝大多数人保留了他们自我报告的宗教信仰，极少数人在新教和天主教之间转换，还有一个重要的少数人，特别是年轻人，转向“无/未说明”或新教教派之间。宗教转换与年轻，高等教育以及社会经济剥夺有关。社会挫折的经历似乎驱使许多人离开他们的信仰。
Religious identification has historically been salient in Northern Ireland as an ethnic‐national identity marker. Thirteen years after the Good Friday Agreement that marked the start of the peace process in the country, the question arises whether religious affiliation in Northern Ireland has become less of an ethnonational identity marker and more of a personal choice. This article analyzes religious switching and apostasy between 2001 and 2011, using data from the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study, a representative sample of approximately 28 percent of the population, linked to the 2001 and 2011 censuses. We found that the vast majority retained their self‐reported religious affiliation, a tiny minority switched between Protestantism and Catholicism, and a significant minority, particularly among the young, switched to “none/not stated” or between Protestant denominations. Religious switching is associated with young age, higher education, and also socioeconomic deprivation. Experiences of social frustration appear to drive many to leave their faith.