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Religion and parenting: ignored relationship?

  • Lidija Godina
Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Abstract

Even though the social work profession has been increasingly sensitized to the spiritual needs of those that they are working with, recent history has demonstrated that professionals lack the knowledge and skills needed for understanding those who are subscribing to strong religious beliefs. The research reported in this paper draws on a qualitative study that examined the perceived caregiving practice of parents from the Seventh-day Adventist faith community associated with the conservative Protestant sub-culture. Twenty-five participants aged 20-50 were invited to recall their experiences of being reared by practicing Adventist parents in the UK. An integrative phenomenological analysis yielded a number of themes that shed light on the relationship between religion and parenting. This paper will focus on the three key ideas that emerged: parenting was influenced by beliefs that parents held; a combination of warm and strict parenting was found with some evidence of stricter upbringing amongst black respondents; responses to parenting reported varied between acceptance and discomfort. The study gave valuable insight into individuals' experiences of a religious upbringing received within a secular environment.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 382

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Child and Family Social Work (Volume 19, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/11/2014

Publication status

Published - 01/11/2014

ISSN

1356-7500

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/600884
  • Scopus: 84907951934

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