The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies

J 2022

The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies

VARDY, Thomas; Cristina MOYA; Caitlyn PLACEK; Coren APICELLA; Alexander BOLYANATZ et al.

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Originální název

The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies

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Religion, Brain & Behavior, ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2022, 2153-599X

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Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor: 2.200

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Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00125645

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Cultural evolution; cross-cultural research; moralistic gods; secularization; risk; supernatural punishment

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rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 13. 2. 2023 15:09, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

Scholars of religion have long sought to explain the persistent finding that women tend to report greater religiosity than men. However, the size of this “gender gap” may depend on the measure of religiosity employed, the religious tradition being sampled, and socio-demographic factors. Here, we conduct a systematic cross-cultural investigation into the prevalence of, and explanations for, the religiosity gender gap in 2,002 individuals from 14 diverse societies. While variation exists across societies, women in general indicate greater mental commitment (i.e., thinking and worrying more about) to their community’s moralistic god, more frequent participation in rituals for their community’s moralistic god, and more frequent prayer. While we find that the gender gap extends beyond the Christian world, no such difference was seen in religious commitment towards more local gods, to which men tend to show greater commitment. Tentative support is provided for explanations relating gender differences in religiosity to lower formal education and greater mentalizing among women, however an explanation for greater religious commitment to local gods among men remains elusive. Nevertheless, our data suggest that the moralizing gods of some contemporary world religions, unlike local deities and traditions, have evolved in ways that make them more appealing to women.

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VARDY, Thomas; Cristina MOYA; Caitlyn PLACEK; Coren APICELLA; Alexander BOLYANATZ; Emma COHEN; Carla HANDLEY; Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ; Carolyn LESOROGOL; Sarah MATHEW; Rita MCNAMARA; Benjamin PURZYCKI; Montseratt SOLER; Jonathan WEIGEL; Ayiana WILLARD; Dimitrios XYGALATAS; Ara NORENZAYAN; Joseph HENRICH; Martin LANG a Quentin ATKINSON. The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies. Religion, Brain & Behavior. ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2022, roč. 12, 1-2, s. 18-37. ISSN 2153-599X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2021.2006292.

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N2  - Scholars of religion have long sought to explain the persistent finding that women tend to report greater religiosity than men. However, the size of this “gender gap” may depend on the measure of religiosity employed, the religious tradition being sampled, and socio-demographic factors. Here, we conduct a systematic cross-cultural investigation into the prevalence of, and explanations for, the religiosity gender gap in 2,002 individuals from 14 diverse societies. While variation exists across societies, women in general indicate greater mental commitment (i.e., thinking and worrying more about) to their community’s moralistic god, more frequent participation in rituals for their community’s moralistic god, and more frequent prayer. While we find that the gender gap extends beyond the Christian world, no such difference was seen in religious commitment towards more local gods, to which men tend to show greater commitment. Tentative support is provided for explanations relating gender differences in religiosity to lower formal education and greater mentalizing among women, however an explanation for greater religious commitment to local gods among men remains elusive. Nevertheless, our data suggest that the moralizing gods of some contemporary world religions, unlike local deities and traditions, have evolved in ways that make them more appealing to women.
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VARDY, Thomas; Cristina MOYA; Caitlyn PLACEK; Coren APICELLA; Alexander BOLYANATZ; Emma COHEN; Carla HANDLEY; Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ; Carolyn LESOROGOL; Sarah MATHEW; Rita MCNAMARA; Benjamin PURZYCKI; Montseratt SOLER; Jonathan WEIGEL; Ayiana WILLARD; Dimitrios XYGALATAS; Ara NORENZAYAN; Joseph HENRICH; Martin LANG a Quentin ATKINSON. The religiosity gender gap in 14 diverse societies. \textit{Religion, Brain \&{} Behavior}. ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR \&{} FRANCIS LTD, 2022, roč.~12, 1-2, s.~18-37. ISSN~2153-599X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2021.2006292.

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