The Impact of Feminism and Religious Involvement on Sentiment toward God
Feminists reared in patriarchal religious traditions like Christianity might be expected to feel less close to God than would non-feminists. At the same time, adherents and frequent attenders at church services might be expected to feel closer to God than would less frequent attenders. Higgins'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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Review of religious research
Year: 1996, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 248-259 |
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| Summary: | Feminists reared in patriarchal religious traditions like Christianity might be expected to feel less close to God than would non-feminists. At the same time, adherents and frequent attenders at church services might be expected to feel closer to God than would less frequent attenders. Higgins's self-discrepancy theory leads to the hypothesis that women who are both feminist and attend church frequently experience an unresolved cognitive dissonance leading to a reduced feeling of closeness to God when compared to equally frequent attenders who are not feminists. A secondary analysis of NORC-GSS data is consistent with this hypothesis. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3512277 |