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American Catholics in Transition
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2013
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American Catholics in Transition reports on five surveys carried out at six year intervals over a period of 25 years, from 1987 to 2011. The surveys are national probability samples of American Catholics, age 18 and older, now including four generations of Catholics. Over these twenty five years, the authors have found significant changes in Catholics’ attitudes and behavior as well as many enduring trends in the explanation of Catholic identity. Generational change helps explain many of the differences. Many millennial Catholics continue to remain committed to and active in the Church, but there are some interesting patterns of difference within this generation. Hispanic Catholics are more likely than their non-Hispanic peers to emphasize social justice issues such as immigration reform and concern for the poor; and while Hispanic millennial women are the most committed to the Church, non-Hispanic millennial women are the least committed to Catholicism.
In this fifth book in the series, the authors expand on the topics that were introduced in the first four editions. The authors are able to point to dramatic changes in and across generations and gender, especially regarding Catholic identity, commitment, parish life, and church authority. William V. D’Antonio, Michele Dillon, and Mary L. Gautier provide timely information pertaining to Catholics’ views regarding current pressing issues in the Church, such as the priest shortage and alternative liturgical arrangements and same-sex marriage. The authors, also, provides the first full portrayal of how the growing numbers of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. are changing the Church.
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-1991-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-1993-9
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
202
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction: Twenty-Five Years of Observing Catholic Life No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter 1: The Legacy of Pre–Vatican II Catholics No access Pages 13 - 28
Chapter 2: Catholics in the United States: A Quarter Century of Change No access Pages 29 - 46
Chapter 3: Catholic Identity and Commitment No access Pages 47 - 68
Chapter 4: American Catholics and Church Authority No access Pages 69 - 88
Chapter 5: Catholic Women: Commitment and Change No access Pages 89 - 106
Chapter 6: Generational Changes in Catholic Practice No access Pages 107 - 122
Chapter 7: Religion and Party Politics No access Pages 123 - 138
Chapter 8: Millennial Catholics No access Pages 139 - 150
Chapter 9: Conclusions: Continuities and Changes in American Catholicism No access Pages 151 - 164
Appendix: The 2011 Survey No access Pages 165 - 180
