Sex Education and Religion

1 Education and Religion

In the United States, religious attendance rises sharply with education across individuals, but religious attendance declines sharply with education across denominations. This puzzle is explained if education both increases the returns to social connection and reduces the extent of religious belief, and if beliefs are closely linked to denominations. The positive effect of education on social c...

Politics, religion, and nursing education.

Conventional wisdom tells us that two subjects should be avoided lest you risk causing a big stir—politics and religion. I have learned over the years that one other topic is sure to inflame the passions of nurses. That topic is, of course, educational requirements for entry into practice. Every few months, from one quarter or another, comes an editorial or opinion piece arguing that a baccalau...

"Good sex" and religion: a feminist overview.

This article presents an overview of both the processes and the results of an international, interdisciplinary, and interreligious feminist study of "good sex" that resulted in a volume by the same name. We argue that religion (including its secular equivalent, i.e., global capitalism) remains a powerfully influential cultural force that shapes people's lives, in general, and sanctifies their b...

Religion and Higher Education Achievement in Europe

Women’s education, religion and fertility in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has experiencing a fertility decline over the last few decades. Although many factors have been shown to influence women’s childbearing but socioeconomic factors such as education and religion are some of the prime factors that mainly influence women’s fertility in Bangladesh. So, it is important to know how education and religion determine women’s mean no of children and women’s age...