Abstract: The existing literature reveals that there are two main reasons explaning why youth practice religion in universities: to fulfill psychological well-being and to gain life satisfaction. However, these studies failed to examine how religion impacts on youth in university contexts. Besides, the research studies were largely based on empirical data gathered from limited samples, thus, the context-specific differences and diversity of human actions were not taken into consideration. Given this scenario, this study explores the motivations of young university students to participate in the activities of the religion based organizations in universities. The study further examined two sub-questions in order to understand why young university students choose religious associations in the university; and to gain insights into the specific youth-related benefits that university students expect to enjoy as members of the those religious groups.
Keywords: Religion, Youth, University, Social Capital, Empowerment.
Title: The Impact of Religion in University on Young University Students an Ethnographic Inquiry
Author: Indraka Hemantha Ubeysekara
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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