...aims of the project

RYS The project has four primary aims :

• To explore the constructions and management strategies undertaken by religious / spiritual young adults (aged 18-25) from diverse faith backgrounds (namely Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, and Buddhist) concerning their sexual identities, values, and choices
• To examine the significant social, cultural, and political factors that inform the above-mentioned processes
• To study how these religious / spiritual young adults manage their religious, sexual, and gender identities
• To generate rich qualitative and quantitative data that will contribute new knowledge to academic and policy debates on religion, youth, sexuality, and gender

The project adopts a mixed-method approach, in three stages:

• Stage 1 : Every participant completed a questionnaire
• Stage 2 : Some participants were invited to take part in one-to-one interviews
• Stage 3 : Some participants were invited to record a video diary over a period of one week