However, when we study different age groups at the same time, including today, we see that 18- to 29-year-olds are among the least religious Americans. Emerging adulthood is a phase in the life course that is associated with the relatively least religious faith and practice. Certain features of emerging adult culture and experience help to explain that, including a great deal of transience and mobility, identity differentiation from parents and family, college lifestyles that make going to religious services more ...
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