Fewer people are affiliated with religion in the United States, but that hardly means that they’re all atheists.
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Social factors, from wealth to politics, may shape whether people who do not believe in God identify as an atheist.
Many religious graduate students in science say they keep quiet about that aspect of their identity.
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Stereotypes about religion vs. science are overblown – but those assumptions can create challenges for religious grad students, a sociologist finds.
An empty church in Hiers-Brouage, France.
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Secularization has fascinated sociologists for 200 years – but that doesn’t mean they always agree on what it is, or how much it’s happening.
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Indonesians’ desire to have a work-family balance is partially driven by the importance of religion in their lives.
Religiosity is thought to influence positive health outcomes or behaviours.
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Religiosity has been associated with lower alcohol, drug use and risky sexual behaviours in young people in the Western Cape.