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In sociology, secularization (British English: secularisation) is a multilayered concept that generally denotes "a transition from a religious to a more worldly level." There are many types of secularization and most do not lead to atheism or irreligion, nor are they automatically antithetical to religion. Secularization has different connotations such…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Secularization | is a | extent to which certain trends such as decreased attendance at places of worship indicate a decrease in religiosity or simply a privatization of religious belief | 0.90 | text |
| Secularization | is a | conceptualization of the process of societal modernization as a process of functional differentiation and emancipation of the secular spheres | 0.90 | text |
| Secularization | is a | inadequate examination of the Eurocentric nature of general terms | 0.90 | text |
| implying differentiation of secular from religious domains | instance of | Secularization has different connotations | 0.80 | text |
| the marginalization of religion in those domains | instance of | Secularization has different connotations | 0.80 | text |
| or it may also entail the transformation of religion as a result of its recharacterization | instance of | Secularization has different connotations | 0.80 | text |
| the Islamic revival since the 1970s | instance of | with examples | 0.80 | text |
| in particular the Iranian Revolution | instance of | with examples | 0.80 | text |
| and the resurgence of religion in post-Soviet Russia | instance of | with examples | 0.80 | text |
| decreased attendance at places of worship indicate a decrease in religiosity or simply a privatization of religious belief | instance of | Religion becomes a matter of individual choice rather than an observed social obligation.A major issue in the study of secularization is the extent to which certain trends | 0.80 | text |
| where religious beliefs no longer play a dominant role in public life or in other aspects of decision making | instance of | Religion becomes a matter of individual choice rather than an observed social obligation.A major issue in the study of secularization is the extent to which certain trends | 0.80 | text |
| Harvard University from a predominantly religious institution into a secular institution | instance of | Examples would be the evolution of institutions | 0.80 | text |
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