Finnish Confirmands' Social Media Use and Experience of the Sense of Community - How They Are Reflected in Confirmands' Community Perceptions about Their Parish

Confirmation preparation has maintained its popular position among adolescents in Finland. Therefore, confirmation preparation has been studied widely in recent years. This article approaches the subject through new themes as it takes into consideration both social media and post-modern theories of...

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Main Author: Ojala, Eveliina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 150-177
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
KDD Protestant Church
RF Christian education; catechetics
RG Pastoral care
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B confirmation preparation
B Social media
B Finland
B Adolescent
B sense of community
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Summary:Confirmation preparation has maintained its popular position among adolescents in Finland. Therefore, confirmation preparation has been studied widely in recent years. This article approaches the subject through new themes as it takes into consideration both social media and post-modern theories of the sense of community. The research was implemented quantitatively (N= 468) and respondents were Finnish confirmands. Research results indicated the heterogeneous group of confirmands to whom, as a challenge to future confirmation preparation planning, perceptions about their own parish, social media use and the sense of community were understood diversely.
ISSN:2405-5093
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of youth and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24055093-17021054