Investigating the religious identity formation of young people in mixed-faith families
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Institute of Education
Abstract
Increasing numbers of young people have parents who identify with different faiths (e.g. a Hindu father and a Christian mother).
This study will examine the processes underway as 8 to 13 year old siblings in mixed-faith families in the UK develop their own identities in relation to the four faiths under review i.e. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism. The fieldwork will include use of e-mail and face-to-face interviews. Findings will interest leaders and 'laity' in faith communities, religious studies specialists, those working with young people and Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education.
This study will examine the processes underway as 8 to 13 year old siblings in mixed-faith families in the UK develop their own identities in relation to the four faiths under review i.e. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism. The fieldwork will include use of e-mail and face-to-face interviews. Findings will interest leaders and 'laity' in faith communities, religious studies specialists, those working with young people and Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education.
Organisations
Publications
Nesbitt E
(2009)
Research Report: Studying the Religious Socialization of Sikh and 'Mixed-Faith' Youth in Britain: Contexts and Issues
in Journal of Religion in Europe
Arweck E
(2010)
Plurality at Close Quarters: Mixed-Faith Families in the UK
in Journal of Religion in Europe
Arweck E
(2009)
Young People's Identity Formation in Mixed-Faith Families: Continuity or Discontinuity of Religious Traditions?
in Journal of Contemporary Religion