Differences between secular and spiritual identity

We have chosen this empirical research and a transversal section of the current moment in Serbia, integrating religion, individual identity, and the process of secularization. We have used the comparative method in our research of differences and their contribution to the atmosphere that currently p...

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Main Authors: Kuburić Zorica, Kuburić Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociological Scientific Society of Serbia 2006-01-01
Series:Sociologija
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0038-0318/2006/0038-03180601019K.pdf
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description We have chosen this empirical research and a transversal section of the current moment in Serbia, integrating religion, individual identity, and the process of secularization. We have used the comparative method in our research of differences and their contribution to the atmosphere that currently prevails in Serbia. We also researched differences between high school students and students of the Theology Seminary of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Through statistical data processing we composed graphs which represent two groups within the youth population: those oriented towards secular professions, and those oriented towards a spiritual vocation. We wondered whether these differences are present only in students who are religious as opposed to those who are from the same school but not religious. What connects believers and makes them different from those who are not religious? The results show that differences between secular and spiritual identity are visible in the self-image, which is possessed by the young and especially referring to the control of one's own behavior. We find that there is a connection between religiosity, morality, sexuality and guilt.
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spelling doaj.art-c51dfc2d44914342986a974c624982162022-12-22T02:59:58ZengSociological Scientific Society of SerbiaSociologija0038-03182006-01-01481193710.2298/SOC0601019KDifferences between secular and spiritual identityKuburić ZoricaKuburić AnaWe have chosen this empirical research and a transversal section of the current moment in Serbia, integrating religion, individual identity, and the process of secularization. We have used the comparative method in our research of differences and their contribution to the atmosphere that currently prevails in Serbia. We also researched differences between high school students and students of the Theology Seminary of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Through statistical data processing we composed graphs which represent two groups within the youth population: those oriented towards secular professions, and those oriented towards a spiritual vocation. We wondered whether these differences are present only in students who are religious as opposed to those who are from the same school but not religious. What connects believers and makes them different from those who are not religious? The results show that differences between secular and spiritual identity are visible in the self-image, which is possessed by the young and especially referring to the control of one's own behavior. We find that there is a connection between religiosity, morality, sexuality and guilt.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0038-0318/2006/0038-03180601019K.pdfadolescentsidentityorthodoxytheological studentsmoralitysecularization
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Differences between secular and spiritual identity
Sociologija
adolescents
identity
orthodoxy
theological students
morality
secularization
title Differences between secular and spiritual identity
title_full Differences between secular and spiritual identity
title_fullStr Differences between secular and spiritual identity
title_full_unstemmed Differences between secular and spiritual identity
title_short Differences between secular and spiritual identity
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topic adolescents
identity
orthodoxy
theological students
morality
secularization
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