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Religion is defined as a system of beliefs and practice by means of which a group of people struggle with the ultimate problems of human life
-Gives meaning, purpose, and often, a goal to aspire to when life is complete.
-Gives codes of behavior for society and culture, such as the Ten Commandments and the Torah in Jewish religion
-Five human values of Religion: Truth, Right Conduct, Love, Peace and Non-violence at their core
-Examples: Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islamic, Atheism
- Many scholars have gathered evidence tracing the strong correlation between contemporary religious observance in America and virtuous behavior
- Common events in cultures: Home, farming, relationships, marriage, birth and death are related to religion
- According to estimates, more than 90 percent of those who attend weekly worship services donate to charity, and nearly 70 percent volunteer for charitable causes
- Values: principles or standards of behavior
- Morality: difference between right and wrong
- Parental religious beliefs and practices are predictive of child and adolescent religiosity
- http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/august-web-only/religion-runs-in-family.html
- Biggest predictor of adult religiosity
- http://www2.uncp.edu/home/marson/syllabi/1020religion.html
- "Religion Runs in the Family" Article
- http://exhumator.com/00-181-00_esoteric-religious-spiritual-parental-influence-on-adolescent-religiosity.html
- Vern Bengston studied the effect parents have on their child's religion
- Tracked the degree of religious similarity between parents and their children from 1970-2005
- http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/religions-vital-place-society
-Quality of the relationship affects the success or lack of success in transmission
- 4 in 10 grandchildren were in the same faith as their grandparents