An Empirical Study on Intergenerational Transmission of Religion and Religious Participation in South Korea

??? ????????? ????????? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ??? ????????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???????????????. ?????? ?????? ????????????????????????(KGSS, 2008) ????????? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ??????????????? ????????? ??????, ??? ????????? ?????? ?????????(?????????, ?????????, ??????) ??????, ????????? ??? ????????? ???????????? ??????????????? ???????????? ??????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????? ????????? ???????????????. ??? ????????? ?????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ???(???)??? ???(???)??? ????????? ????????? ????????? ??????(differential effect), ?????? ??? ?????? ????????? ????????? ??????, ????????? ????????? ??????????????? ???????????? ????????? ???????????? ???????????????. ?????? ????????? ???????????? ????????? ??????. ??????, ????????? ????????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????. ????????? ????????? ?????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ????????? ????????? ???????????? ????????? ?????? ???????????? ????????? ???????????? ?????? ??????????????? ???????????? ?????? ???????????? ????????? ?????? ?????????. ?????? ????????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ???????????? ???????????? ?????? ???????????? ?????????. ??????, ???(???)??? ???(???) ????????? ??????????????? ?????? ????????? ????????? ???????????? ??????????????? ????????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????. ?????? ??? ???????????? ??????????????? ?????? ??? ????????? ????????? ???????????? ?????? ?????? ??????, ????????? ????????? ?????? ??? ???????????? ????????? ?????????. ??????, ???????????? ???????????? ?????? ??????????????? ???????????? ????????????, ????????? ????????? ???????????? ?????? ?????????. ?????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ??????????????? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ??? ??? ??????. ????????? ??????????????? ?????? ??? ????????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ????????????, ????????? ???????????? ???????????? ?????? ????????? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ????????? ??????????????? ??????, ?????? ????????? ????????? ???????????? ????????????.This study focuses on, among various factors, the intergenerational transmission of religion as well as religious participation, which both affect the continuation of religion. Using 2008 KGSS, this research utilizes multinomial and ordered logistic regressions to examine (1) the effect of parental religious affiliations on the religious choice of their children, (2) the differences among Protestants, Catholics, and Buddhists in relation to parental effects on their children, (3) the difference of each religion at the level of religious participation. Main findings of this study are as follows. First, parental religious affiliations significantly affect their offsprings` religious choices. When parents are affiliated with a common religious background, their children are highly likely to choose the same religion as their parents. This phenomenon is especially prevalent in the case of Protestant parents. Interestingly, when both parents have no religious affiliation, their children are more likely to be affiliated with Protestantism than end up not having any religious affiliation at all. Second, we found the differential effects of fathers and mothers on the transmission of religious affiliation to their children to be dependent on the gender of their children. These gendered effects are stronger for the daughter`s religious choices than for the son`s. This gender gap extant in the parental effects on religious transmission was found to be the highest among Catholics. Additionally, no significant gender gap was found among Buddhists. Third, the level of participation for engaging in religious rites is the highest among Protestants, followed by Catholics, and finally, Buddhists. This result implies that the doctrines of each religion differ in their emphasis on the importance of regular participation in religious rites. The findings of this paper demonstrate that parental effects on children are critical for understanding the intergenerational transmission of religion and religious participation. Furthermore, it implies that religious affiliation is not just a personal and psychological choice, but is also shaped by social structural factors