Intermarriage and the demography of secularization.
Intermarriage and the demography of secularization.
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通婚和世俗化的人口统计学。
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发表时间：
2003
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2.1
通讯作者：
David Voas
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作者：
David Voas
衡量宗教信仰的一种方法是看入会仪式，如洗礼。英国的统计数据显示，自英国国教成立以来，按这一标准衡量的英国人首次少于一半。正式的宗教传播模式在第二次世界大战期间发生了变化。以前洗礼是准普世性的，英国国教是首选的提供者。到战争结束时，洗礼显然是可选择的，主要是由宗教身份相匹配的父母选择的。进一步的分析表明，与不同宗教背景的人结婚后，人们往往会失去信仰，尽管美国在这方面与欧洲不同。本文概述了先进世俗化的人口统计学理论，指出了宗教信仰减少的近期原因，并提供了预测未来几十年预期变化的工具。这一理论也有助于解释为什么在宗教多样性最丰富的地方，从属关系可能下降得最快。
One way of measuring religious affiliation is to look at rites of initiation such as baptism. English statistics show that for the first time since the Church of England was founded, less than half the nation is Anglican on this criterion. The pattern of formal religious transmission changed during the Second World War. Previously christening was quasi-universal, and the Church of England was the preferred provider. By the end of the war baptism was evidently optional, and chosen principally by parents whose religious identities matched. Further analysis suggests that affiliation now tends to be lost following marriage to someone from a different religious background, though the USA differs from Europe in this respect. A demographic theory of advanced secularization is outlined that specifies a proximal cause for declining religious affiliation, and provides tools for predicting the changes to be expected over future decades. The theory also helps to explain why affiliation may fall most quickly where there is most religious diversity.