Digital Media, Young Adults, and Religion: An International Perspective - Digital Media, Young Adults, and Religion: An International Perspective -

I Theoretical and methodological perspectives Introduction: young adults, religion, and digital media in international perspective The expanding field of religion, media, and digital culture Approaching social media Social media and religion This volume Digital media and religion in an international context: perspectives on identity, connection, and authority Introduction Researching social media Identity as constructed and contextualized Religious identity Social media and identity construction and performance online Connectedness and connectivity Authority Bringing it all together A mixed-method approach to youth and digital religion Young people, religion, and media The YARG mixed-method approach The survey The PVQ The FQS The interviews Religiosity and media use Digital natives?II Applications and cases Contents and discontents of Internet and social media use in the religious lives of Ghanaian young adults Introduction Young adults, religion, and media in Ghana The Internet and social media in the religious lives and identities of Ghanaian young adults: contents and discontents Understanding the role of the Internet and social media in the religious lives of young adult university students in Ghana Conclusion The Internet, social media, and the critical interrogation of traditional religion among young adults in Peru Introduction Cultural change, individualization, and the weakening mechanisms of traditional religious socialization in Peru The present-day religious landscape of Peru and the Peruvian YARG survey results The Peruvian YARG survey results on religious identification and self-assessed degrees of personal religiosity and frequency of religious practice The present-day media landscape of Peru and the Peruvian YARG survey results on media use Peruvian YARG respondents’ Internet and digital media use in religion-related matters as expressed in in-depth interviews Concluding remarks A view on religious socialization in contemporary China: the role of new media, literature, education, and participation Introduction The contemporary religious landscape of China: a brief overview The Internet and social media in China Religion and the Internet in China The Chinese YARG respondents: university background and religiosity Religiosity indicators Ways to religion and information about religion among the YARG respondents in China Conclusion Internet and social media use and religion among minority groups in Israel: a case study of Muslim and Druze young adults Introduction The wider context: the diverse Arab population of Israel Muslims in Israel The Druze in Israel Internet use among Arabs in Israel The relationship between Internet use and personal religiosity among Muslim and Druze YARG respondents in Israel Muslims and Druze YARG respondents in Israel: self-assessed degrees of personal religiosity and that of the parental family Muslims and Druze YARG respondents in Israel: media and Internet use Muslim and Druze YARG respondents’ views on the relationship between their Internet and social media use and personal religious lives Direct impacts of Internet and social media use on the religious lives of Muslim respondents Indirect impacts of Internet and social media use on the religious lives of Druze respondents Concluding remarks Religion, social media, and young adults in Turkey: a case study of religious engagement and volunteering Introduction Religion, media, and volunteering in Turkey Use of social media for religious purposes among young adults in Turkey Expressive use of social media: social media as an information source, site for learning, and safe space for religious expression Collaborative use of social media: finding, organizing, and developing new forms of volunteering Conclusion and reflections on future research Between tradition and innovation: social media in the religious lives of young adults in Poland Introduction Religion and media in contemporary Poland Views on social media and religion among the Polish YARG respondents Why not social media Why social media Conclusion Finnish university students’ social media use in the light of the Faith Q-Sort prototypes Introduction Media and religion in Finland Religiosity and media use in the Finnish YARG sample The Finnish FQS prototypes Confident Rationalist Active and Confident Believer Emotionally Motivated Pluralist The Finnish prototypes and use of social media The personally modest social media profiles of Confident Rationalists The modestly religious social media profiles of Active and Confident Believers The modestly spiritual social media profiles of Emotionally Motivated Pluralists Concluding remarks Rationalists disclosed the least about their personal worldviews and convictions on social media Appendix: Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective (YARG) Project Survey Welcome to the YARG survey and thank you for participating!Young adults and religion in a global perspective Thank you for completing this survey!Would 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