Religious Assortative Marriage in the Netherlands, 1938-1983
In this paper, we test for a trend toward secularization in Dutch society between 1938 and 1983, using religious assortative marriage as an indicator. We use loglinear modelling techniques similar to those used in mobility analysis to control for the sizes of the denominations. In addition, spatial...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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Review of religious research
Year: 1991, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-145 |
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| Summary: | In this paper, we test for a trend toward secularization in Dutch society between 1938 and 1983, using religious assortative marriage as an indicator. We use loglinear modelling techniques similar to those used in mobility analysis to control for the sizes of the denominations. In addition, spatial dispersion is controlled by repeating the analysis for provinces in the years 1938, 1963 and 1983. Blau's macro-sociological theory of intergroup relations is used to provide a theoretical foundation for the research techniques used. This is supplemented by a specification of the mechanisms through which macrosociological factors such as industrialization can influence individual decisions, resulting in religious assortative marriage. Inmarriage for members of the orthodox protestant Re-Reformed church and for Catholics followed a similar trend: more or less constant until the end of the 1950s, a sharp drop during the 1960s, and a more gradual decline after 1973. However, inmarriage among members of the liberal protestant Dutch Reformed Church fluctuated slightly with no apparent trend. This provides qualified support for the proposition that religion has become less salient in Dutch society during the 1960s and 1970s. The analysis per province shows that in 1938 and 1963, despite a substantial loss of information, the patterns found at the aggregated level were replicated at provincial level. Inmarriage rates tended to be lower in provinces with a relatively high degree of urbanization/industrialization. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511909 |