Alfani, Guido; Gourdon, Vincent; Vitalii, Agnese Vitali - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2011
This article analyzes social norms regulating selection of godparents in Italy and France and how they will be affected by demographic change. On the grounds of Vatican statistics and of the World Values Survey, it demonstrates that baptisms still occur for the vast majority of children in...