Psychology

Research: Liberal and conservative conceptions of family: A cultural—developmental study

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This is a cultural—developmental study of conceptions of family. It compared religiously liberal and conservative lay believers in young, midlife, and older adulthood on their conceptions of diverse aspects of family life, including spousal roles, the balance between family and work, and child—rearing approaches (N = 120). Results showed a marked division between liberal and conservative believers, whichwas particularly strong in midlife. Also, young and older adults within each religious group differed. In light of comparable historic survey results, this age group difference is likely to be partly generational. The study found few gender differences. © 2006, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Title

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Publication Date

2006

Volume

21

Issue

1

First Page

253

Last Page

269

ISSN

1522-6514

DOI

10.1207/s15327582ijpr1604_2

Keywords

religiousness, child rearing, political differences, family-work relationship, religious groups, parenting

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