The Great Gender Divergence

The Great Gender Divergence

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Does Wealth make you Secular?
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Does Wealth make you Secular?

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Modernisation Theory proposes that as societies become more affluent, they undergo a fundamental shift in values. Once people’s basic wants are satisfied, they become more secular, scientific and open-minded. Economic development is thought to encourage secularism - as in Latin America.

Louisa Roberts puts this to the test. Combining World Values Surveys and European Values Surveys, she analyses data from 100 countries from 1989 to 2020, examining severalvariables:

'Modern Social Conditions':

  • GDP per capita

  • Human Development Index

  • Average years of schooling

  • Percentage of urban population

Religiosity:

  • Importance of God in one's life

  • Importance of religion in one's life

  • Frequency of religious service attendance

  • Self-identification as religious

Using hierarchical models to analyse the data at individual, longitudinal, and cross-national levels, Roberts finds:

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