Two cases of religious socialization among minorities
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on religious socialization among young adults within two weeks of high school graduation and found that religion is particularly important among minority groups (e.g., Pargament 2002).
About: This article is published in Religion.The article was published on 2019-04-02. It has received 10 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Socialization.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an innovative and extensive critique of socialization theory and concepts focuses on three major areas; 1) an historical analysis of the development of the concept of socialisation; 2) the identification and discussion of the major issues surrounding socialisation theory and its attendant concepts; and 3) a new theoretical framework that suggests a substantially changed direction for socialization.
Abstract: This innovative and extensive critique of socialization theory and concepts focuses on three major areas; 1) an historical analysis of the development of the concept of socialization; 2) the identification and discussion of the major issues surrounding socialization theory and its attendant concepts; and 3) a new theoretical framework that suggests a substantially changed direction for socialization.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the contribution of ethnic group status and social support to posttraumatic growth (PTG) among widows after sudden spousal loss, and found that social support contributed to increased PTG among Jewish widows more than among Muslim and Druze widows.
Abstract: This study aimed to examine the contribution of ethnic group status and social support to posttraumatic growth (PTG) among widows after sudden spousal loss. Participants included 184 widows from three ethnic groups: 59 (32.3%) Jewish, 58 (31.7%) Muslim, and 66 (36%) Druze. Information was gathered via a demographic questionnaire, PTG Inventory, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Analysis of covariance was used to test ethnic group status differences in social support, controlling for demographic variables. Hierarchical linear models were used to assess groups differences in the study outcome variables. The results showed that the PTG total score was higher for Jewish widows than for Muslim and Druze widows, with a null difference between the latter two, and social support contributed to increased PTG among Jewish widows more than among Muslim and Druze widows, with no significant association between social support and PTG among Druze widows. The highest PTG levels were observed among widows from modern individualistic cultural backgrounds, compared with traditional collectivist, cultural backgrounds after sudden spousal death. The social support system may be a pathway to enhance PTG among widows in traditional collectivist societies.
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TL;DR: A recurrent critique towards socialization theory is its emphasis on stability and disregard for change as discussed by the authors, and case studies in the YARG project, particularly that of Ghana, do indeed point to the ce...
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...However, in the Indian case, there may be other factors at work at well, as when subsequently interviewed, almost all of the persons who had claimed no religious belonging self-identified as Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist (see also Broo, Kheir, and Sarkar 2019)....
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TL;DR: This paper attempts to explore the pattern of educational development (its deprivation) at elementary level in Malda district at C.D block level as well as micro-level (revenue village and municipality ward level) in West Bengal.
Abstract: (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae omitted.)IntroductionThe Sachar Committee Report, 2006 (1) specifically addresses the social, economic and educational backwardness of the Muslim community in India. Ministry of Minority Affairs, followed by the recommendation of Sachar Committee Report (SCR), have introduced Multi Sectoral Development Project (MSDP) for selected 90 minority concentrated districts during the 11th Five Year Plan (FYP) for improving the quality of life of the people and reducing the socio-economic imbalances through socio-economic and infrastructure development of the minority concentrated districts. These ninety districts have been selected by the Ministry of Minority Affairs on the basis of three criteria, viz. (i) minority population, (ii) religion specific socio economic indicators and (iii) basic amenities indicators. In West Bengal out of 19 districts 12 have been identified as minority concentrated and 151 C.D blocks with substantial minority population have been identified that are severely lagging behind in most of the crucial parameters of well-being, such as education, health, livelihood and other physical and social amenities that are regarded as supporting factors for promotion of social well-being. Previous research on West Bengal (2) has shown that certain districts such as Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Koch Behar, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur in the north, Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum in the west and the two 24 Parganas (North and South) districts and some pockets of regions like Jungalmahal and Sunderbans are socio-economically more backward than the rest in West Bengal. Of the above-mentioned districts, Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur and Birbhum have substantial Muslim population. Malda and Murshidabad are Muslim dominated that outnumbered other communities. But the development deficit of the Muslim minority in West Bengal has not been adequately addressed. The State HDR (3) did not recognize the Muslim community as a separate socio-religious group. While data for SC/ST and other castes exist, the absence of focus on the Muslim community did not bring to light their specific socio-economic status.West Bengal is known for its pro-poor politics but the social sector planning suffers from faulty design of implementation. Special allocation for identified backward areas within a state is a commonly used strategy in West Bengal. However, geographical targeting in West Bengal to 'develop' the 'backward' regions by allocating more resources is less emphasised. Targeting geographical spatial units can reduce leakages significantly. The attempt made by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, to identify 90 Minority concentrated Districts and implementation of Multi Sectoral Development Project (MSDP) for selected districts is an important step in this direction.Against backdrop of this broad overview, this paper attempts to explore the pattern of educational development (its deprivation) at elementary level in Malda district at C.D block level as well as micro-level (revenue village and municipality ward level). The district of Malda is marked as Muslim minority district and belongs to category 'A' of the MCD districts with 54.27 percent Muslim population and religion specific average indicator value 38.2 percent and average basic indicator value 16.2 percent.Malda district is lagging behind in almost all the parameters of elementary education, what is worrying is that enrolment at upper primary level is far from universal, which means total literacy and universal retention in the near future remains unattainable unless a concerted effort is made to bring to schools all out-of-school children in the relevant age group. According to MHRD report of 2001-02 (4), Malda was one of the 21 districts in India (Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and Uttar Dinajpur are among the others from West Bengal) where the absolute size of out-of-school children was higher than 50000. …
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...Jeffrey Jensen Arnett (2004) hold that the most important sources of socialization are family, peers, school, workplace, community, the media, the state and the cultural belief system....
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...Religion is sometimes claimed (e.g., Pargament 2002) to be particularly important among minority groups and especially groups that feel threatened in some way....
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...An earlier North American study (Bisin, Topa, and Verdier 2004) likewise showed that religious socialization is more intense when a religious faith is a minority....
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