Religiosity is associated with greater size, kin density, and geographic dispersal of women's social networks in Bangladesh.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 11 2022
05 11 2022
Historique:
received:
08
04
2022
accepted:
21
10
2022
pubmed:
6
11
2022
medline:
9
11
2022
entrez:
6
11
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Human social relationships, often grounded in kinship, are being fundamentally altered by globalization as integration into geographically distant markets disrupts traditional kin based social networks. Religion plays a significant role in regulating social networks and may both stabilize extant networks as well as create new ones in ways that are under-recognized during the process of market integration. Here we use a detailed survey assessing the social networks of women in rural Bangladesh to examine whether religiosity preserves bonds among kin or broadens social networks to include fellow practitioners, thereby replacing genetic kin with unrelated co-religionists. Results show that the social networks of more religious women are larger and contain more kin but not more non-kin. More religious women's networks are also more geographically diffuse and differ from those of less religious women by providing more emotional support, but not helping more with childcare or offering more financial assistance. Overall, these results suggest that in some areas experiencing rapid social, economic, and demographic change, religion, in certain contexts, may not serve to broaden social networks to include non-kin, but may rather help to strengthen ties between relatives and promote family cohesion.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36335229
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22972-w
pii: 10.1038/s41598-022-22972-w
pmc: PMC9637216
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
18780Subventions
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BCS-1461522
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BCS-1839269
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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