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Students' Constructions of a Christian Future: Faith, Class and Aspiration in University Contexts

Guest, Mathew; Aune, Kristin

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Kristin Aune



Abstract

Economic uncertainties have unsettled the status of higher education as an assured means to social mobility, raising questions of how students orient themselves to life after graduation. In this context, how does religion (a neglected aspect of student identity) shape students' attitudes and plans? This article examines the future aspirations of Christian students, theorising Christian identity as an inter-subjective resource through which 'alternative' futures are imagined, a resource variously framed by classed assumptions about propriety. It analyses data from 75 interviews with undergraduates at five English universities, and explores emerging aspirational paradigms structured around hetero-normative domesticity, the formation of Christian counter-narratives to contemporary capitalism and positive submission to God.

Citation

Guest, M., & Aune, K. (2017). Students' Constructions of a Christian Future: Faith, Class and Aspiration in University Contexts. Sociological Research Online, 22(1), 200-212. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.4251

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 7, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 28, 2017
Publication Date 2017
Deposit Date Feb 28, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Sociological Research Online
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 1
Pages 200-212
DOI https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.4251

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