Spirituality in Scotland

This paper explores data included in the 2001 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (National Centre for Social Research, 2001) and sets it within a discussion of spirituality in Scotland. A scale of spirituality is constructed encompassing a person's self-classification, awareness of other possible...

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Main Author: Stoddart, Eric 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2006]
In: Implicit religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 283-304
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Spiritual Life
B Religion
B Religious Life
B Scotland
B Personality
B Conduct of life
B Identity (Psychology)
B Social indicators
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Summary:This paper explores data included in the 2001 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (National Centre for Social Research, 2001) and sets it within a discussion of spirituality in Scotland. A scale of spirituality is constructed encompassing a person's self-classification, awareness of other possible realms of reality and engagement in a small range of practices. Associations with age and gender are explored. Within the broad field of personal and political identity further associations are identified and discussed which shed some light, tentatively, upon the profile of Scotland's political party supporters and intentions to vote in general. Lack of association with some key economic and social indicators is noted. Pointers are offered for qualitative research that might build on the findings of this survey with respect to the relationship between spirituality and citizenship in the contemporary context.
ISSN:1743-1697
Contains:Enthalten in: Implicit religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/imre2006.v9.i3.283