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The Psychology of Gender Differences in Religion: A Review of Empirical Research

Name: The Psychology of Gender Differences in Religion: A Review of Empirical Research
Creator: Leslie J. Francis
Keywords: History, Sociology and Political Science, media_common.quotation_subject, Depth psychology, 05 social sciences, 050109 social psychology, 05010902 Culture/Religion, Gender psychology, Religiosity, Empirical research

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1997Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:Religion, volume 27, pages 81-96 (issn: 0048-721X, eissn: 1096-1151,

Authors: Leslie J. Francis;

doi: 10.1006/reli.1996.0066

The Psychology of Gender Differences in Religion: A Review of Empirical Research

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Abstract

This paper presents, discusses and evaluates empirical studies concerned with gender differences in religion. Within the psychology of religion two main groups of theories have been advanced to account for gender differences in religiosity. The first group of theories concentrates on social or contextual influences which shape different responses to religion among men and women. This group may be divided into two categories: gender role socialisation theories and structural location theories. The second group of theories concentrates on personal or individual psychological characteristics which differentiate between men and women. This group may be divided into three categories: depth psychology theories, personality theories and gender orientation theories. It is concluded that gender orientation theories provide the most fruitful source for further research.

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Microsoft Academic Graph classification: media_common.quotation_subject Depth psychology Gender psychology Religiosity Empirical research Psychology of religion Personality Sociology Gender role Gender orientation Social psychology media_common

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History, Sociology and Political Science

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	citations This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	206
	popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.	Top 10%
	influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	Top 1%
	impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.	Top 10%