Younger Americans 'loyal to religion'
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August 8, 2010, Sunday
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YOUNGER Americans, between the ages of 36 to 50, are more likely to be loyal to religion than Baby Boomers, according to new research.
In a study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Philip Schwadel of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said this was true even though they were less likely than previous generations to have been brought up with a religion.
Schwadel attributed the younger generation's overall loyalty to religion to a less staid and more innovative religious scene in America today, while religion in the past was more conservative, less diverse and stricter.
By contrast, Baby Boomers were a more rebellious generation and experienced the anti-establishment culture of the 1960s. Schwadel's findings are based on the General Social Survey of more than 37,000 people from 1973 to 2006, which monitors changes in American society.
In a study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Philip Schwadel of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said this was true even though they were less likely than previous generations to have been brought up with a religion.
Schwadel attributed the younger generation's overall loyalty to religion to a less staid and more innovative religious scene in America today, while religion in the past was more conservative, less diverse and stricter.
By contrast, Baby Boomers were a more rebellious generation and experienced the anti-establishment culture of the 1960s. Schwadel's findings are based on the General Social Survey of more than 37,000 people from 1973 to 2006, which monitors changes in American society.
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