Liberal sexual morality, religion, and attitudes toward abortion in Turkey

Fidan A., Alagoz R., KARAMAN N.

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, cilt.60, sa.4, ss.914-933, 2021 (AHCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/jssr.12755
  • Dergi Adı: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, American History and Life, ATLA Religion Database, Gender Studies Database, Humanities Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Jewish Studies Source, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.914-933
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: abortion, personal religiosity, sexual morality, social religiosity, Turkey
  • Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study examines the association between sexual morality, religion, and attitudes toward the practice of abortion in Turkey. Drawing upon data from the 2008–2010 European Value Survey in the case of Turkey, several hypotheses were tested concerning the role of liberal sexual relations and many aspects of religion on abortion attitudes. Findings reveal that support of liberal sexual relations demonstrates the strongest justification for abortion. As a religious determinant, prayer practice indicates the most robust opposition to the practice of abortion. Additional religious factors, personal religious identity, and personal faith were also found to be significantly associated with antiabortion attitudes. The findings are discussed and have implications for future research on attitudes toward abortion.