Although a change of religious landscape in America in recent years has been suggested and widely accepted in the social sciences, most studies tend to focus on measures of religiosity and how it is changing. The subject of spirituality and its correlates seem to be mostly ignored. This study utilizes nationally representative data generated for the first time in General Social Survey (GSS) on the subject of spirituality to measure Americans' spirituality and daily spiritual experiences and their most significant correlates. In this study, most Americans (89%) showed to have some degree of spirituality and daily spiritual experiences. Moreover, variables of gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, religious origin, and residence in conservative region when growing up shown to be significant predictors of spirituality.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5406 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Mirbaha-Hashemi, Fariba |
| Contributors | Williamson, David Allen, Yoder, Kevin A., Williams, James L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Use restricted to UNT Community, Copyright, Mirbaha-Hashemi, Fariba, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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