Abstract
Spanish Catholicism—the main denomination in this country—has developed in the last decades towards a more open-minded and tolerant attitude, embracing the program of human rights as part of its own identity and mission. However its social and cultural influence has greatly declined as a result of steady process of secularization. In this new context, many youth sectors feel disengaged and even in contrast with Catholic establishment. That situation has nourished a sort of ‘cultural divorce’ that could be reflected in the perception of human rights. The main issue concerns not so much the traditional chart of ‘human rights’, but what can be considered ‘new’ or ‘special’ rights, which have been subjected to strong criticism and opposition from most Catholic sectors. Empirical data from several surveys confirm that divorce between what could be assumed as the extremes of a ‘dual culture of human rights’: one more liberal and individual; the other more Christian and communitarian, in its roots. This point is still more evident when samples of Spanish youths are analyzed.
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In the EVS, 2008, Muslim population was just 1.5 % of a sample of 1500 cases (21 cases).
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Indeed the publication of those reports have given rise to tensions between Church officials and the team of sociologists doing the research and providing their analysis of the data.
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Open access at http://www.injuve.es/observatorio/demografia-e-informacion-general/informejuventud-en-espana-2008; accessed 20.05.2013.
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Oviedo, L. (2015). Less Religion and More Human Rights in Spain?. In: Ziebertz, HG., Črpić, G. (eds) Religion and Human Rights. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09731-2_13
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