The Concept of Religiosity: Operationalization in Empirical Research

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  • Elena Prutskova Православный Свято-Тихоновский гуманитарный университет , St. Tikhons Orthodox University Автор

Keywords:

sociology of religion, multidimensional religiosity, International Social Survey Program, European Values Study, world values survey, European Social Survey, religiosity measures

Abstract

The article presents a review of various ways to operationalize the concept of religiosity in quantitative research. The author describes the main stages in the development of quantitative approach to the study of religiosity, and then explores operationalization methods used within four major comparative surveys — International Social Survey Program, European Values Study, World Values Survey, and European Social Survey.

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2012-03-15

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Prutskova E. The Concept of Religiosity: Operationalization in Empirical Research // State, Religion and Church. 2012. Vol. 30, no. 2. P. 268–293.

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