| Islam and the "universal" gender difference in religious commitment: a brief report in response to Stark (2002). | |
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PMID: 15217077 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Stark (2002) demonstrated across 57 nations that men were less likely to report being religiously oriented than were women. He concluded that a physiological difference in risk-taking among younger males might account for disinterest in religion among such males, although he would prefer to explain the gender difference as a consequence of socialization. One socialization hypothesis overlooked by Stark was that Islam as a religion might have been developed, in a small part, as a response to the gender differential observed in earlier religions. Reanalysis of Stark's 2002 data indicates that Islamic nations were more likely to yield smaller gender differences on religious questions, although the effect ranged from p<.06 to a significant p<.005, depending on the method of analysis. |
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Authors:
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Walter R Schumm |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychological reports Volume: 94 ISSN: 0033-2941 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Rep Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-25 Completed Date: 2004-07-27 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376475 Medline TA: Psychol Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1104-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Family Studies and Human Services, Justin Hall, Kansas State University, 1700 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66506-1403, USA. Schumm@humec.ksu.edu |
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Female Humans Islam* Male Motivation* Religion* Sex Factors |
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