Attitudes: Tendencies and Variations
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- Attitudes Tendencies and Variations - Lövheim Jernsletten Herbert Hjarvard Lundby - chapter 2 in Contesting Religion 2018
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This chapter presents an overview of religiosity and attitudes to religious diversity in media and other public spaces based on a cross-Scandinavian survey conducted in 2015. Although Scandinavians in general have a weak personal connection to religion, Christianity still holds a privileged position as an expression of cultural identity. Scandinavians express support for equal rights to practice religion, but also doubtfulness towards public expressions of religion. More than one-fourth of respondents discuss news about religion and religious extremism regularly. There is a widespread sentiment that Islam is a threat to the national culture, even though most respondents state that they oppose an open expression of hostile attitudes towards foreigners. Political orientation and gender are salient aspects that shape diverging opinions regarding tolerance or scepticism towards the public visibility of religious diversity. Furthermore, Danes and Norwegians are more critical of public expressions of Islam than Swedes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Contesting Religion : The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia |
Editors | Knut Lundby |
Number of pages | 18 |
Place of Publication | Berlin |
Publisher | De Gruyter |
Publication date | 29 Jul 2018 |
Pages | 33-50 |
Chapter | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-11-050171-1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-11-050206-0, 978-3-11-049891-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Jul 2018 |
- Faculty of Humanities - Scandinavia, Immigration, Islam, Media, Hostility, Conflict, Public opinion
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