Women are more religious than men; is this true?
Women are more religious than men; is this true?

Summary/Abstract: The terms religion and religiosity are intertwined with those that religion is more socially-cultural aspect and religiosity is more individual. An important question is how to measure religiosity because general religiosity cannot be operationalised and assessed, and more specific behavioural, emotional and cognitive aspects of religion and spirituality need to be identified. Most psychological research focuses on two measures of religiosity- belief and behavior. Some researchers have developed measures of religiosity and spirituality to suit their immediate research needs, and virtually all measures of religiosity have been developed in Christian contexts, and are unsuitable for use in other religious traditions. There are many questions that deal with religiosity and gender differences in religiosity is one of them. Interpretations of differences in religiosity between men and women can be reduced to several basic theories: socialization theory, theory of position in the social structure, gender schemas theory and essentialist theory.

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