Attitudes: Tendencies and Variations
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Attitudes: Tendencies and Variations. / Lövheim, Mia; Jernsletten, Haakon Haugevik; Herbert, David; Lundby, Knut; Hjarvard, Stig.
Contesting Religion: The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia. ed. / Knut Lundby. Berlin : De Gruyter, 2018. p. 33-50.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Attitudes: Tendencies and Variations
AU - Lövheim, Mia
AU - Jernsletten, Haakon Haugevik
AU - Herbert, David
AU - Lundby, Knut
AU - Hjarvard, Stig
PY - 2018/7/29
Y1 - 2018/7/29
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Scandinavia
KW - Immigration
KW - Islam
KW - Media
KW - Hostility
KW - Conflict
KW - Public opinion
U2 - 10.1515/9783110502060-007
DO - 10.1515/9783110502060-007
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-3-11-050171-1
SP - 33
EP - 50
BT - Contesting Religion
A2 - Lundby, Knut
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
ER -
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