Religiousness and Spirituality: How Are They Related to Moral Orientations? Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Religiousness and Spirituality: How Are They Related to Moral Orientations?

Creator

  • Author: Gabhart, Elizabeth A.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Ignatow, Gabe
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Yancey, George A., 1962-
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Seçkin, Gül
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 2017-08

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This dissertation examines correlations between religiousness and spirituality, to moral orientations using moral foundations theory as a framework. Using the 2012 Measuring Morality dataset, which provides a representative sample of the population of the United States, I create linear regressions which test associations between religiousness, spirituality, and each of the five moral foundations ((harm/care, fairness, in-group loyalty, respect for authority, and purity). I find that religiousness is negatively associated with concern for harm, and positively associated with respect for authority, a finding which implies that the moral behavior of religious people is rooted in respect for authority more than in any other moral concern. Spirituality is positively associated with concern for fairness. The implications of all findings are discussed, as well as limitations and recommendations for future research.
  • Physical Description: v, 132 pages

Subject

  • Keyword: morality
  • Keyword: religiousness
  • Keyword: spirituality
  • Keyword: Moral Foundations Theory
  • Keyword: moral
  • Keyword: religious
  • Keyword: spiritual
  • Keyword: harm
  • Keyword: care
  • Keyword: fairness
  • Keyword: fair
  • Keyword: loyalty
  • Keyword: loyal
  • Keyword: authority
  • Keyword: authoritarianism
  • Keyword: purity
  • Keyword: pure
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Religiousness.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Spirituality.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ethics.

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Holder: Gabhart, Elizabeth A.
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: submission_753
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1011767

Degree

  • Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy
  • Degree Level: Doctoral
  • Academic Department: Department of Sociology
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences
  • Degree Discipline: Sociology
  • Degree Publication Type: disse
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

Note

  • Embargo Note: The work will be published after approval.
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