Losing+My+Religion+The+Social+Sources+of+Religious+Decline+in+Early+Adulthood

Uecker, Jeremy E., et al. "Losing My Religion: The Social Sources of Religious Decline in Early Adulthood." Social Forces, no. 4, 2007, p. 1667. EBSCOhost, ezproxy.gsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.4495003&site=eds-live.

In “Losing My Religion: The Social Sources of Religious Decline in Early Adulthood” the authors posit the idea that Americans tend to become notably less religious during their early adult years. The article provides empirical evidence of said decline. In addition, the article provides what the authors believe to be the main reasons for the decline of religion in early adults. Multiple surveys and studies are employed by the authors, further supporting the theory that young adults, as a group, are losing their religion.

I find this article to be useful because it directly relates to my question on the status of religion in the future. Young adults are the people who will be the next group of people in power. Which means that the next group of people with the largest influence are young adults, young adults who are losing their religion. This is information that will prove vital to supporting my argument for the decline of religion.