Research Note: Sociology and the Study of Atheism
Research Note: Sociology and the Study of Atheism
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研究笔记：社会学与无神论研究
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2008
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S. Bullivant
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作者：
S. Bullivant
历史上，无神论一直被社会科学所忽视。鉴于最近大众和媒体对这一主题的兴趣高涨，这一事实尤其令人遗憾。然而，纠正这一点并不是一项直截了当的任务：例如，为探索宗教而设计的研究不能可靠地用于调查宗教的缺乏。本研究报告介绍了2007年11月对牛津大学学生进行的初步调查的结果；它是专门为研究无神论和相关问题而设计的。除了揭示现代英国大学学生的宗教态度和信仰外，这项调查还得出了一些关于当代无神论和不信教的重要结果。
Historically, atheism has been neglected by the social sciences. This fact, in the light of the recent upsurge of popular and media interest in the subject, is particularly unfortunate. Rectifying this is, however, not a straightforward task: studies devised for exploring religion cannot, for example, reliably be used to investigate its lack. This research note presents findings from a preliminary survey, administered to Oxford University students in November 2007; it was specifically designed with the study of atheism and related issues in mind. In addition to revealing the religious attitudes and beliefs of students at a modern British university, the survey yields a number of significant results regarding contemporary atheism and unbelief.