Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J.. (2008) Still worlds apart: The worldviews of adolescent males attending Protestant and Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland. Research in Education (Manchester), Vol.80 (No.1). pp. 26-36. ISSN 0034-5237

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Abstract

This study draws together two research traditions: John Greer's pioneering research among pupils in Protestant and Catholic schools in Northern Ireland and Leslie J. Francis's research concerning teenage religion and values in England and Wales. A sample of 1,585 13- to 15-year-old male pupils attending Catholic schools (n = 712) and Protestant schools (n = 873) completed the Teenage Religion and Values Survey. The present analyses highlight the significant differences in world views between the Catholic and Protestant adolescents across eight domains defined as: religious beliefs, paranormal beliefs, church-related attitudes, attitudes toward sex and family life, law-related attitudes, school-related attitudes, locality-related attitudes, and personal anxiety and depression. These data confirm that in many key ways young people growing up in these two religious communities are still living worlds apart.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Adolescent psychology -- Northern Ireland, Teenagers -- Religious life -- Northern Ireland, Catholic teenagers -- Northern Ireland, Protestant youth -- Northern Ireland, Families -- Religious life -- Northern Ireland
Journal or Publication Title:	Research in Education (Manchester)
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
ISSN:	0034-5237
Date:	November 2008
Volume:	Vol.80
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 26-36
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/2869

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