Negotiating Identity and Religion - Young Adults in Inter-Religious Families

This book examines the religious lives of young adults growing up in inter-religious families in India. It explores complex questions of identity, social background, and religion in twenty-first-century India.

The volume

studies the religious commitments of young adults,

analyses the identity formation process for a critical age group, and

discusses the interpersonal dynamics within inter-religious families.

Drawing on real life stories of mixed heritage - Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, and Parsi - this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of psychology, education, sociology and social anthropology, religious studies, politics, and other interdisciplinary studies.

List of contents

1. Understanding Contexts: Why Study Inter-Religious Families? 2. Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Underpinnings 3. Design, Description of Participants, and Framework for Presenting the Life Stories 4. Presentation of Life Stories 5. Summarising Trends and Research Insights

About the author

Toolika Wadhwa is Assistant Professor at the Department of Education, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi, India. Her recent publications include Guidance and Counselling for Children and Adolescents in Schools (2017).

Summary

This book examines the religious lives of young adults growing up in inter-religious families in India. It explores complex questions of identity, social background, and religion in twenty-first-century India.
The volume

• studies the religious commitments of young adults,


• analyses the identity formation process for a critical age group, and


• discusses the interpersonal dynamics within inter-religious families.

Drawing on real life stories of mixed heritage – Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, and Parsi – this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of psychology, education, sociology and social anthropology, religious studies, politics, and other interdisciplinary studies.

Product details

• Authors: Toolika Wadhwa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780367110918
• ISBN: 978-0-367-11091-8
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, Religion: general, Sociology: family & relationships, Society and culture: general, Sociology: family and relationships, Regional Geography