Life interpretation and religion among Icelandic teenagers |
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Authors: | Gunnar J Gunnarsson |
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Institution: | University of Iceland , School of Education , Reykjavík, Iceland |
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Abstract: | Does religion play any specific part in Icelandic teenagers’ life interpretation? This paper examines Icelandic teenagers’ talk about religion and presents some of the findings in interviews with teenagers in a qualitative research project. The focus is especially on how three individuals express themselves about the influence of religion on their lives and why they do so. The aim is to explore some important aspects of the life interpretation of Icelandic teenagers with special attention to religion. |
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Keywords: | life interpretation religion religious beliefs and activity teenagers |
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