International empirical studies on religion and socioeconomic human rights [electronic resource] / Hans-Georg Ziebertz, editor.

Socioeconomic rights include rights with regard to social security, labour and employment, as well as cultural rights which may be regarded as a shield for the protection of human dignity, especially of specific groups, such as women, children and refugees. The enforceability of socioeconomic rights...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Ziebertz, Hans-Georg, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Series:Religion and human rights (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 5.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: International Empirical Studies on Religion and Socioeconomic Human Rights. An Introduction
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Towards a Legitimate Role of Religion in the Domain of Socio-economic Rights. An Empirical Study Among Adolescents in North West European Countries
  • A Short History of the Relation Between Public and Religious Social Welfare Agencies in the Christian Context
  • Early Church
  • Middle Ages
  • Segmented Society
  • Feudal Society
  • Urbanising Society
  • Early Modernity
  • Modernity
  • Socio-economic Rights as Public Legitimation.
  • Socio-economic Rights
  • The Ongoing Struggle for Socio-economic Rights
  • People's Consent to Socio-economic Rights as a Form of Public Legitimation
  • Empirical Findings Regarding the Public Legitimacy of Socio-economic Rights
  • Reflection on the Empirical Findings in a Relation to Public and Religious Agencies
  • Religion as a Last Resort
  • Conditions for Religion as a Last Resort
  • Empirical Findings on the Impact of Civil and Religious Values on Socio-economic Rights
  • Interpretation
  • Conclusion: Religion as a Practical Last Resort
  • References.
  • Chapter 3: Religion and Socioeconomic Rights among the Youth of South Africa
  • Introduction
  • The South African Constitution and Bill of Rights
  • The Shaping of the South African Constitution
  • Conceptualising Socioeconomic Rights in the South African Context
  • Access to Socioeconomic Rights Via Extra-judicial Institutions
  • The Role of Religion in Relation to Socioeconomic Rights in South Africa
  • Conceptual Model and Research Questions
  • Research Methods
  • Data Collection and Sample
  • Measuring Instrument
  • Statistical Methods
  • Empirical Results
  • Discussion and Summary.
  • The Limitations of the Research
  • The Role of Background Variables
  • Religious Socialisation
  • Hope for the Future
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Impact of Religion on Socioeconomic Rights: An Empirical Study of Italian Students' Attitude
  • Introduction
  • Phases and Paces of Socioeconomic Development in Italy
  • The Phase of Unified Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
  • The Phase of Italian Republic (Since 1946)
  • The 'Southern Question'
  • Development of the Social Doctrine of the Church
  • The Chronological Development of the Catholic Social Doctrine.
  • Socioeconomic Stance of the Catholic Church
  • Socioeconomic Rights and Italian Constitution and Legislation
  • Socioeconomic Human Rights
  • Socioeconomic Concern in the Italian Constitution and Legislation
  • Conceptual Model and Research Questions
  • Research Methods
  • Sample and Data Collection
  • Measuring Instrument
  • Statistical Methods
  • Empirical Results
  • Discussion on the Salient Findings
  • Conclusion
  • References.