Catholic College Students' Religious and Moral Attitudes, 1961 to 1982: Effects of the Sixties and the Seventies
Surveys using identical items on religion and morals were carried out at Marquette University in 1961, 1971, and 1982. The 1961-71 period saw immense changes in a liberal direction--increased demand for Catholic intellectual freedom, less concern about "avoiding sin," more emphasis on God...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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Review of religious research
Year: 1986, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 104-117 |
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| Summary: | Surveys using identical items on religion and morals were carried out at Marquette University in 1961, 1971, and 1982. The 1961-71 period saw immense changes in a liberal direction--increased demand for Catholic intellectual freedom, less concern about "avoiding sin," more emphasis on God as one who lives and works in human beings and less as a judge of behavior, more tolerance in personal morals, and reduced religious practices. The 1971-82 period saw much less change, but most was in the conservative direction with less insistence on intellectual freedom and movement back toward traditional moral attitudes. Only in attitudes about sexual freedom did the early liberalizing trend continue. Mass attendance stayed at the lower level. The 1971-82 changes are part of the conservative drift among all college students. The principal impacts of Vatican Council II and Humanae Vitae occurred before 1971, but assimilation of Catholics into the mainstream of American society continues. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511465 |