Sociology of Religiosity and Altruism in Taiwan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870011
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology; Area studies
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: TERAZAWA Shigenori 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 助教 (60632156)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 宗教社会学 / 社会意識論 / 利他主義 / 台湾研究 / 計量的地域研究 / 台湾社会変遷基本調査 / ボランティア / 社会参加

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examines how religiosity is related to altruism in contemporary Taiwan using data from "Taiwan Social Change Survey". The results show that network formulated in Buddhist and Taoist temples, individual religious practices such as sitting mediation, and non-traditional religiosity such as spirituality are positively and significantly related to altruism in contemporary Taiwan. In addition to this, these religiosities were affected by sociodemographic background such as ethnicity and socio-economic statuses.

Free Research Field

宗教社会学　社会意識論　台湾研究