Monthly Archives: August 2010

Angus Reid Public Opinion Round-Up

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Angus Reid Public Opinion (ARPO, formerly Angus Reid Strategies) is the Vancouver-based public affairs practice of Vision Critical and conducts online surveys. It was originally founded in 2006 by Dr Angus Reid, a Canadian sociologist with four decades of experience … Continue reading →

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A Levels in Religious Studies

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Clive D. Field

On 19 August the Joint Council for Qualifications (an umbrella body for the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK) released the summer 2010 results for A Levels and seven other advanced qualifications. They will be found at: http://www.jcq.org.uk/attachments/published/1297/JCQ-A%20LEVEL%20RESULTS.pdf … Continue reading →

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Muslims in Britain

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Muslims in Britain: An Introduction is a long-awaited new book by Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Cardiff University (Cambridge University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-53688-2, £19.99 paperback – also available in hardback). … Continue reading →

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Religious Equality

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Pat Thane has edited a new book exploring seven aspects of inequality in Britain since the Second World War, including religious. Entitled Unequal Britain: Equalities in Britain since 1945 (London: Continuum, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84706-298-7), its contributors are all associated with … Continue reading →

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Visualising Religious Switching, Sticking and Leaving

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Siobhan McAndrew

David Voas last week sent me a link to this fascinating chart, illustrating data collected by Pew on religious background, current affiliation and religious switching in the US. I have developed a similar chart for BRIN, currently ‘Chart of the Week’. Continue reading →

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Religion in Scotland

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Scotland’s Population, 2009, the 155th annual review of the Registrar General for Scotland, was published on 6 August. It can be purchased in print format (ISBN 978-1-874451-80-8, £7) or be downloaded from: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/annual-review-09/rgar2009.pdf The review is accompanied by Vital Events … Continue reading →

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More Perceptions of Islam

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Islamophobia certainly appears to be a hot topic in 2010. Ten opinion polls have already been undertaken between January and July to gauge the attitudes of adult Britons towards Islam and Muslims. Now The Guardian of 3 August has noted … Continue reading →

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Trust in the Clergy

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Clive D. Field

How trustworthy are the clergy, both absolutely and in relation to other professionals? Several opinion poll companies have tried to answer this question over the years, including Ipsos MORI, which has data on the extent to which Britons trust the … Continue reading →

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