Does Migration Make People Less Religious?




Martikainen, Tuomas

Taira, Teemu

2022

Atheism in Five Minutes

113

116

9781800502369

https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=43315(external)



The chapter looks at the role of migration for religiosity. Migration tends to make people sensitive for their own beliefs and opens a window of opportunity for change. The new social environment affects migrants, but equally important is the society’s inclusiveness. Repressed group may hold to their previous views, whereas others tend to become more like the majority population.



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