Accepting Different Faiths: Insights from Religious Narratives of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Poland

IF 1.7 Q2 SOCIOLOGY
Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI:10.3390/soc14090165
Monika Parchomiuk, Katarzyna Ćwirynkało, Agnieszka Beata Żyta
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Abstract

There is a dearth of research on how people with intellectual disabilities perceive different faiths, both their own and other people’s. The aim of this study was to explore certain aspects of religious identification among adults with intellectual disabilities: their declared affiliation with a specific denomination, their perceptions and subjective knowledge constituting the image of a “good follower”, their self-assessment, and their attitudes toward representatives of other denominations. In 2023, interviews were conducted with 34 adults with intellectual disabilities in three Polish cities to achieve this aim. The study was of an inclusive character and involved co-researchers with intellectual disabilities who participated in designing the research, conducting the interviews and the analysis. We found that people with intellectual disabilities do not always know how to define their religious affiliation and have limited knowledge and experience in relationships with individuals of different faiths, and their attitudes toward such individuals are varied. Nonetheless, they engage in various forms of religious activity.
接受不同的信仰:从波兰智障人士的宗教叙述中获得的启示
有关智障人士如何看待自己和他人的不同信仰的研究十分匮乏。本研究旨在探讨智障成年人对宗教认同的某些方面:他们宣称的特定教派归属、他们对 "好信徒 "形象的看法和主观认识、他们的自我评价以及他们对其他教派代表的态度。为此,我们于 2023 年在波兰的三个城市对 34 名智障成年人进行了访谈。这项研究具有包容性,智障共同研究者参与了研究设计、访谈和分析。我们发现,智障人士并不总是知道如何界定自己的宗教归属,在与不同信仰的人交往方面的知识和经验也很有限,他们对这些人的态度也各不相同。尽管如此,他们还是参与了各种形式的宗教活动。
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Societies
Societies SOCIOLOGY-
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