THE INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY ON RELIGIOUS IDENTITY BUILDING AMONG THE YOUTH
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Dushka Matevska
Abstract
In this text wc will try to answer the question which factor influence
the building of religious identity. It is a known fact that argumentation and proof
isn't necessary lor true t11ith, but what is crucial to someone becoming religioLls? Is
it t1111lily or tTadition, school or the means oCmass cOlllmunication? Who influences
rd igious ident ity bui Idi ng') r Iow is rei igious identity formed? Is rei igiosity something
inherited by trndition or gained with experience. The term religious identity, like
any other identity, contains an association to something, as well as disassociation to
so!nething else. Religious identity is a specific form of identity concerning religion
and the religious. It i s characteri zed with a belonging to a certain group, which finds
its contents in religion.
One of the main Factors inl'luencing religious identity building and its
maintemllice is the process of socialization, while family stays a primary factor
and source of religious beliefs and values. Parents who are members of a religious
community raise their kids to become members of said cOlTlmunity. This is why
many soc iologists agree that among the many sources ofsocialization, family is onc
ot' the IllOst important, bccause it aft-eels people at their youngest, where family has
almost exc lusive control on these most important years of human development.
the building of religious identity. It is a known fact that argumentation and proof
isn't necessary lor true t11ith, but what is crucial to someone becoming religioLls? Is
it t1111lily or tTadition, school or the means oCmass cOlllmunication? Who influences
rd igious ident ity bui Idi ng') r Iow is rei igious identity formed? Is rei igiosity something
inherited by trndition or gained with experience. The term religious identity, like
any other identity, contains an association to something, as well as disassociation to
so!nething else. Religious identity is a specific form of identity concerning religion
and the religious. It i s characteri zed with a belonging to a certain group, which finds
its contents in religion.
One of the main Factors inl'luencing religious identity building and its
maintemllice is the process of socialization, while family stays a primary factor
and source of religious beliefs and values. Parents who are members of a religious
community raise their kids to become members of said cOlTlmunity. This is why
many soc iologists agree that among the many sources ofsocialization, family is onc
ot' the IllOst important, bccause it aft-eels people at their youngest, where family has
almost exc lusive control on these most important years of human development.
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