Conclusion
Conclusion
The conclusion summarizes key findings discussed in earlier chapters: the number of secular people in the world has increased; highly secular societies tend to be societally healthy and successful; men, younger people, and whites, Asians, and people of Jewish heritage are more likely to be secular; secular people are more likely to delay or forgo marriage and tend to have fewer children; secular people who are not involved in congregational or communal organizations tend to exhibit lower levels of mental and physical well-being; in terms of morality, secular people tend to rely on the areas of care and fairness; secular people are more likely to be progressive/left-leaning politically; secular people tend to be less compliant, conforming, obedient—on average—than the strongly religious; most secular individuals do not affiliate with organizations that explicitly embrace or espouse secular worldviews; most individuals’ secularity is passive and personal, not active or public.
Keywords: secular studies, secular people, secular societies, secular morality, secular demographics
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