Description |
1 online resource (viii, 222 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Cover -- Catholics in Contemporary Britain -- Copyrights -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- The 'Catholics in Britain' Survey -- Chapter Outlines -- 1: Britain's Catholics: Definition and Demography -- Counting Catholics -- Who Are They? -- Size -- Sex -- Age -- Geography -- Ethnicity and National Background -- Education -- Conclusion -- 2: Behaving and Belonging -- Massgoing -- Sex -- Age -- Geography -- Reasons -- Prayer and Reconciliation -- Belonging -- Conclusion -- 3: Believing -- God -- Doctrinal Beliefs -- Married or Women Priests -- Sex and the Sacraments |
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Conclusion -- 4: Social Morality Issues -- Abortion -- Assisted Suicide -- Contraception -- Marriage and Divorce -- Gender Roles -- Same-Sex Rights -- Conclusion -- 5: Party Support and Voting Behaviour -- Catholics in Britain and Party Support -- Voting at General Elections -- Parental Party Choice -- Party Identification -- Catholics in Scotland and Party Support -- Catholics and Voting at the 2017 General Election -- Conclusion -- 6: Popularity and Performance: Pope Francis, Bishops, and Catholic Schools -- Catholic Leadership: Pope Francis -- Catholic Leadership: The Bishops |
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Catholic Schools -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: What About the Pandemic? -- APPENDIX 1: 'Catholics in Britain' Survey -- Screening Question -- Demographics and Family Background -- Religious Upbringing -- Religious Practice -- Beliefs and Religiosity -- Pope Francis and the Catholic Church -- Social Network -- Political Attitudes -- Moral Issues -- Family Planning Practices -- Economic Activity and Income -- APPENDIX 2: List of Survey Datasets Usedfor Secondary Analysis -- British Election Study -- British Social Attitudes -- Eurobarometer -- European Values Study -- Gallup |
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Scottish General Election Study -- Scottish Social Attitudes -- Other -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
'Catholics in Contemporary Britain' showcases findings from a wide-ranging, empirical study of Catholics living in Britain, placing the contemporary Catholic community in the wider contexts of their society and the global faith of which they are a part and presenting a rich and fascinating demographic, religious, and attitudinal profile |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed September 13, 2023) |
Subject |
Catholic Church -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
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Catholic Church -- History -- 21st century.
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SUBJECT |
Catholic Church fast |
Subject |
Catholics -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
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Catholics
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bullivant, Stephen Sebastian, 1984- author.
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ISBN |
9780191947216 |
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0191947210 |
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9780192670519 |
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0192670514 |
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