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Emerging Adults´ Religiousness and Spirituality: Meaning-Making in an Age of Transition
Barry
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Description for Emerging Adults´ Religiousness and Spirituality: Meaning-Making in an Age of Transition
Paperback. Emerging Adults' Religiousness and Spirituality seeks to understand how the developmental process of meaning-making encompasses American emerging adults' religiousness and spirituality. This volume does not focus on disentangling religion and spirituality conceptually, but rather emphasizes their centrality in the psychology of human development. Editor(s): Barry, Carolyn McNamara, Ph.D.; Abo-Zena, Mona M. Series: Emerging Adulthood Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLM; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Although most American children are raised in a faith tradition, by the time they reach their early twenties their outward religious expression declines significantly, with many leaving the faith in which they were raised in favor of another faith or none at all, though many still claim that religion and spirituality are important. Reasons for this change in religious behavior include adolescents' forging their own identities, increased immersion in contexts beyond the family, and exposure to media. As emerging adults encounter events such as attending university, breaking up with a romantic partner, and traveling, they are likely to make sense ... Read more
Although most American children are raised in a faith tradition, by the time they reach their early twenties their outward religious expression declines significantly, with many leaving the faith in which they were raised in favor of another faith or none at all, though many still claim that religion and spirituality are important. Reasons for this change in religious behavior include adolescents' forging their own identities, increased immersion in contexts beyond the family, and exposure to media. As emerging adults encounter events such as attending university, breaking up with a romantic partner, and traveling, they are likely to make sense ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Emerging Adulthood Series
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199959181
SKU
V9780199959181
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About Barry
Carolyn McNamara Barry is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Loyola University Maryland. She serves on the editorial boards for the International Journal for Behavioral Development and the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Dr. Barry is a Member at-Large for the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Mona M. Abo-Zena is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Brown ... Read more
Reviews for Emerging Adults´ Religiousness and Spirituality: Meaning-Making in an Age of Transition
provides an excellent resource for scholars and practitioners to gain an overview of emerging adults and their meaning-making processes.
Patricia Snell Herzog, Scientific Study of Religion
Patricia Snell Herzog, Scientific Study of Religion