To browse Academia. This paper is based on specific interpretation of the results from a triangulated, empirical study on Protestant and mostly 'highly religious' singles.
It demonstrates that 'highly religious' Protestant singles in Germany are on the periphery in two ways. Firstly, they are 'highly religious' individuals in a secular society and secondly, they are singles in a couple society. Furthermore, they are a minority in the context of their 'highly religious' groups not only in terms of numbers, but also in terms of deviation from the conservative norms of family and partnership. This double deviation is most evident in the area of sexuality-hence the focus of this paper are descriptive findings concerning the sexuality of Protestant-Christian singles.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Log in with Facebook Log in with Google. Remember me on this computer. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Need an account? Click here to sign up. This double deviation is most evident in the area of sexuality — hence the focus of this paper are descriptive findings concerning the sexuality of Protestant-Christian singles.
And on the other hand, we are shaped by society as if we could do anything and there is nothing wrong with the way we treat ourselves. I argue that this group is on the periphery in two ways. The main topics of the study are everyday life, church life, life satisfaction, dating and sexuality. Theory II. In many research studies, being single is understood primarily as living alone.
Statistically, this manifests as a one-person household. Sozialwissenschaftliche und psychologische Befunde Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, , This definition does include people who were formerly married divorced or widowed , singles who have children and adult singles of a wide range of age. Therefore, by this definition being single holds a heterogeneous range of possible life-circumstances. Ziebertz, F. Schweizer, R. Englert, and U. The direction of influence is determined by concrete content.
