The spirituality of young Australians

A research project conducted in 2003–2006, the Spirit of Generation Y, using both extended interviews and a nationwide survey, revealed three main strands in the spirituality of young Australians: traditional, alternative and humanist. Their involvement in traditional religions was declining, like t...

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Published in:International journal of children's spirituality
Authors: Mason, Michael (Author) ; Singleton, Andrew (Author) ; Webber, Ruth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2007
In: International journal of children's spirituality
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Alternative
B Humanist
B Individualism
B Christian
B Religion
B Youth
B Identity
B Australia
B Generation Y
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Summary:A research project conducted in 2003–2006, the Spirit of Generation Y, using both extended interviews and a nationwide survey, revealed three main strands in the spirituality of young Australians: traditional, alternative and humanist. Their involvement in traditional religions was declining, like that of their parents, and although some adopted alternative spiritualities, the stronger trends were toward indifference or humanism. Eclecticism in worldviews and cautiously relativistic values seem to be responses to an uncertain world, in which isolated individuals have only fragile support structures for their identity.
ISSN:1469-8455
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13644360701467451