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Religion and parenting: ignored relationship?
Author(s) -
Godina Lidija
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/cfs.12054
Subject(s) - faith , psychology , focus group , developmental psychology , qualitative research , social psychology , interpretative phenomenological analysis , social work , recall , sociology , social science , epistemology , philosophy , anthropology , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth
Abstract Even though the social work profession has been increasingly sensitized to the spiritual needs of those that they are working with, recent history has demonstrated that professionals lack the knowledge and skills needed for understanding those who are subscribing to strong religious beliefs. The research reported in this paper draws on a qualitative study that examined the perceived caregiving practice of parents from the S eventh‐day A dventist faith community associated with the conservative P rotestant sub‐culture. Twenty‐five participants aged 20–50 were invited to recall their experiences of being reared by practicing A dventist parents in the UK . An integrative phenomenological analysis yielded a number of themes that shed light on the relationship between religion and parenting. This paper will focus on the three key ideas that emerged: parenting was influenced by beliefs that parents held; a combination of warm and strict parenting was found with some evidence of stricter upbringing amongst black respondents; responses to parenting reported varied between acceptance and discomfort. The study gave valuable insight into individuals' experiences of a religious upbringing received within a secular environment.