Religious Conversion of Adolescents: Testing the Lofland and Stark Model of Religious Conversion
In a study among 92 Dutch adolescents we tested the Lofland and Stark model of religious conversion. Our results show that the model offers a fairly adequate set of conditions of conversion, but is inadequate as a model for the process of conversion. Young people are attracted to religious groups fo...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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1991
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Sociological analysis
Année: 1991, Volume: 52, Numéro: 3, Pages: 227-240 |
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| Résumé: | In a study among 92 Dutch adolescents we tested the Lofland and Stark model of religious conversion. Our results show that the model offers a fairly adequate set of conditions of conversion, but is inadequate as a model for the process of conversion. Young people are attracted to religious groups for two reasons: First, the group offers them a new perspective on life and so liberates them from entrapment in their own problems. Second, the group provides them with a satisfying personal network. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3711359 |