This article contributes to an understanding of diversity in beliefs and practices among young religious ‘nones’ who report the absence of a specific religious faith. It focuses on those describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or otherwise of ‘no religion’ within (a) a large-scale survey of over ten thousand 13–17-year-olds, and (b) interviews, discussion groups and eJournal entries involvin...

The United States is undergoing a demographic shift in which White Americans are predicted to comprise less than 50% of the US population by mid-century. The present research examines how exposure to information about this racial shift affects perceptions of the extent to which different racial groups face discrimination. In four experiments, making the growing national racial diversity salient...

I examine whether after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 Muslim immigrants and immigrants who …t the Muslim Arab stereotype in Australia perceive a greater increase in religious and racial intolerance and discrimination compared to other immigrant groups. I also examine whether there is a di¤erential change in their labor market outcomes. I …nd that after 9/11 there is a greater incr...

religious texts have divided to texts of quran's verses and traditions of imams. some of the fundamentalists have diversity of opinions in mentioned comprehensible texts and they have proposed different theories in it. although dispute of this group of fundamentalists in religious texts is also minor premise and major but recent research is related to dispute of major. the intention of dis...

Growth in racial, ethnic, and religious minority populations western societies has coincided with the growing success of nativist radical right political parties. A leading target for politicians been Islamic symbols, particularly mosques. But does presence mosques within citizens’ milieux influence their behaviour? To explore this question, we draw on longitudinal survey data from Netherlands ...

PURPOSE This study examines global social networks-including friendship, support, and acquaintance networks-of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults. DESIGN AND METHODS Utilizing data from a large community-based study, we employ multiple regression analyses to examine correlates of social network size and diversity. RESULTS Controlling for background characteristics, ...

Given that religious faith is constitutionally procluded as a census question, it can be challenging to document the geography of religion at the micro level. This paper explores the geography of adherence to Orthodox Judaism in Brooklyn, New York through a variety of signature locational phenomena associated with the faith, including synagogues, yeshivas and kosher food retailers. The address,...

The debate on causes and consequences of social capital has been recently complemented with an investigation into factors that erode it. Various scholars concluded that diversity, and racial heterogeneity in particular, is damaging for the sense of community, interpersonal trust and formal and informal interactions. However, most of this research does not adequately account for the negative eff...