Famílias católicas e socialização religiosa de crianças e jovens: um estudo de caso na paróquia Senhor Bom Jesus dos Milagres

Abstract

This dissertation is a qualitative study of sociology of religion and aims to investigate how the socialization of children and youngsters in the Catholic Church occurs, the challenges and conflicts that parents face in the task and the resources offered by the Church to support families. Qualitative and quantitative methodology were used in this ressearch, through participant observation, interviews and surveys. Given modernity and growing individualism, the option of adhering to a belief becomes a subjective phenomenon, the tendency to particularize religious experiences has become a subject discussed in the social sciences. Given this, it is considered relevant to investigate whether the autonomy of social contexts affects religious socialization in traditional institutions such as the Catholic Church.