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Educational attainment is widely viewed as a key determinant of social mobility in the US and across the world (Blau and Duncan, 1967, Shavit and Blossfed, 1993). The basic model of social stratification was simply based on social origins which were basically measured by parental educational and occupational statuses. Studies in the field of social stratification in the United States (US) reported that religion can be considered as a family background variable in the model of status attainment (Warren, 1970, Mueller, 1980) due to the fact that the values and achievement orientations would be differed across religious groups.
Studies in the US reported significant advantages of Jewish on educational attainment compared to two other major religious groups: Protestants and Catholics (Steinberg, 1974). There was, however, not persistent advantage of either Protestant or Catholic religious group in education and social mobility. Comparisons between Protestants and Catholics yielded greater in educational achievement among Protestants than Catholics (Fox and Jacson, 1973, Roof, 1979). In contrast, Greeley (1976) reported higher educational achievement in some Catholic groups than Protestants.
Recent studies found out that Catholics attained lower years of schooling than Buddhist religion or no religious group in Vietnam (Nguyen, 2000). However, there had not been any study to address systematically effects of religious affiliation on educational attainment across Southeast Asian countries where the majority of population was Buddhists.
This paper addressed a comparative analysis of educational attainment based on religious background of individuals aged 25 and older using cohort analysis in five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The data sets using in this analysis are individual country's micro census data collected in 1999 and 2000 . In order to compare effects of religion on educational attainment, religious affiliation, parental educational level and their occupation were coded into several broad categories across four countries. Of particular interest, the analysis was conducted by these keys religious groups in SEA: Buddhists, Christian/Catholics, Islam, and no religion. The paper had two key components: 1) descriptive analysis of religion affiliation in these countries and display the patterns of years of schooling completed across religious groups and birth cohorts in each country; and 2) multivariate analysis of determinants of background characteristics on educational attainment with focus on parental education and occupation, family size, family structure, and religious affiliation. The main purpose of this analysis was to discuss a causal link between religion and educational attainment and examine whether this relationship had changed across birth cohorts and gender. |
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| Nguyen, Phuong. "Religious Practice and its Effects to Educational Attainment in Southeast Asia" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 11, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p183995_index.html> |
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| Nguyen, P. l. , 2007-08-11 "Religious Practice and its Effects to Educational Attainment in Southeast Asia" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p183995_index.html |
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Abstract: Educational attainment is widely viewed as a key determinant of social mobility in the US and across the world (Blau and Duncan, 1967, Shavit and Blossfed, 1993). The basic model of social stratification was simply based on social origins which were basically measured by parental educational and occupational statuses. Studies in the field of social stratification in the United States (US) reported that religion can be considered as a family background variable in the model of status attainment (Warren, 1970, Mueller, 1980) due to the fact that the values and achievement orientations would be differed across religious groups.
Studies in the US reported significant advantages of Jewish on educational attainment compared to two other major religious groups: Protestants and Catholics (Steinberg, 1974). There was, however, not persistent advantage of either Protestant or Catholic religious group in education and social mobility. Comparisons between Protestants and Catholics yielded greater in educational achievement among Protestants than Catholics (Fox and Jacson, 1973, Roof, 1979). In contrast, Greeley (1976) reported higher educational achievement in some Catholic groups than Protestants.
Recent studies found out that Catholics attained lower years of schooling than Buddhist religion or no religious group in Vietnam (Nguyen, 2000). However, there had not been any study to address systematically effects of religious affiliation on educational attainment across Southeast Asian countries where the majority of population was Buddhists.
This paper addressed a comparative analysis of educational attainment based on religious background of individuals aged 25 and older using cohort analysis in five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The data sets using in this analysis are individual country's micro census data collected in 1999 and 2000 . In order to compare effects of religion on educational attainment, religious affiliation, parental educational level and their occupation were coded into several broad categories across four countries. Of particular interest, the analysis was conducted by these keys religious groups in SEA: Buddhists, Christian/Catholics, Islam, and no religion. The paper had two key components: 1) descriptive analysis of religion affiliation in these countries and display the patterns of years of schooling completed across religious groups and birth cohorts in each country; and 2) multivariate analysis of determinants of background characteristics on educational attainment with focus on parental education and occupation, family size, family structure, and religious affiliation. The main purpose of this analysis was to discuss a causal link between religion and educational attainment and examine whether this relationship had changed across birth cohorts and gender. |
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| Religious Practice and its Effects to Educational Attainment in Southeast Asia Phuong L. Nguyen Minnesota Population Center Educational attainment is widely viewed as a key determinant of social mobility in the US and across the world (Blau and Duncan 1967 Shavit and Blossfed 1993). The basic model of social stratification was simply based on social origins which were basically measured by parental educational and occupational statuses. Studies in the field of social stratification in the United States (US) reported |
| 3.2 6.0 4.0 3.9 3.4 70-74 4.2 2.8 1.6 2.7 5.6 4.1 3.1 3.1 75-79 4.1 2.7 1.5 2.9 5.0 3.9 2.4 2.8 80-84 4.1 2.6 1.0 2.3 4.5 3.8 1.9 2.5 85-89 4.5 3.0 1.0 2.5 4.4 3.9 1.6 2.3 90+ 4.8 2.9 0.5 1.8 4.8 4.3 1.2 2.1 Total 5.4 3.1 6.1 4.4 8.2 3.9 6.6 3.9 |
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