1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«Considering the case of mixed unions as a meeting point between immigrants and members of the host society, I observe social interactions that (re)structure and shape relationships to religion within conjugal life between two partners of different religions […].» (p. 96) «Specifically, I will explore claims to religious identity and their accompanying projects for transmitting this identity to future generations. The celebration of life cycle rituals and religious feasts will also be explored. It has been documented that having children raises new questions about the transmission of values and identities.» (p. 97-98)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«From 2000 to 2006, 55 interviews were carried out with one and, when possible, two respondents living in a mixed marital union (not always a formalized marriage), and who are parents of at least one child. The unions were composed of one member born and raised in Québec, and an immigrant partner of a different country of origin.» (p. 99)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

According to the author, «[w]hile some native-born Québécois studied here claim allegiance to Catholicism, inherited from their cultural and family background, others convert to Islam, their partner’s religion. In other cases, individuals elaborate hybrid religiosities inspired from their own religious heritage and that of their partner. [N]ative-born Québécois discourses on religion are shaped by the power structure of the union, in such a way that respondents elaborate strategies to build new spaces of homogamy and to produce a common family identity and cohesion, beyond religious alterity. This rhetoric is framed by the prevailing cosmopolitan ideologies specific to Québec and its politics of immigration as much as by the province’s historical process of secularization.» (p. 96)