Role of Socialization Patterns in Adopting Rigid Sectarian Identities

Muhammad Faizan Jamil,Tayyaba Sohail

doi:10.32350/jitc.101.14

Muhammad Faizan Jamil, Tayyaba Sohail

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https://doi.org/10.32350/jitc.101.14

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Religion is an essential part of individuals’ daily routine practices in the Pakistani society. People rigorously own and defend their particular religious beliefs in the extremely diversified population of the country. The induction of sectarian ideologies in the mindset of children begins with their early socialization. This process further develops with the passage of time and the mindset of children becomes extremely rigid. Sectarian rigidity advances the elements of disrespect and intolerance among the believers of adverse sectarian groups. This study was aimed to explain the role of socialization patterns (religious ideological orientation, cultural socialization and peer group pressure) in enhancing sectarian rigidity in the society. Survey research was conducted in two high ranking universities of Lahore (one government university and one private university). It was based on the responses collected from 250 participants who were selected through the application of simple ransom sampling technique. Two hypotheses were tested to evaluate the relationship and the predictive role of socialization patterns in enhancing the element of sectarian rigidity in individuals. The results of the current study revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between socialization patterns and sectarian rigidity after the application of Pearson product-moment correlation test. Furthermore, the results computed through multilinear regression analysis showed a significant and positive predictive role of socialization patterns in enhancing sectarian rigidity. Thus, religious ideological orientation, cultural socialization and peer group pressure influenced the behavior of individuals that generate rigid sectarian identities in the society.

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Pakistani society is diversified in terms of religion, culture, ethnicity and political affiliation
This study aims to identify the relationship and predictive role of socialization patterns in adopting rigid sectarian identities
Explanatory form of research was applied to identify the occurrence of sectarian rigidity, the relationship of socialization patterns and the predictive influence of these patterns in adopting rigid sectarian identities

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Pakistani society is diversified in terms of religion, culture, ethnicity and political affiliation. Religion has the greatest value and importance in the lives of citizens keeping in view their intensity and eagerness for practicing and promoting religious commandments. Individuals rigorously own their particular religious creeds and strictly perform religious obligations in their daily routine. Religion spreads the message of harmony, peace and integrity but when people create a wall of supremacy and intolerance. Role of Socialization Patterns in Adopting in their mindset, it becomes a tool of hostility and enmity in the society. Religious intolerance becomes a weapon of disintegration between social groups having adverse religious sectarian identities. Sectarian differences cause disruption in the society and demotivate people to strengthen their socio-religious relationships at community level.

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