ABSTRACT
Social integration refers to the extent to which an individual is tied into the community and its various institutions. Individuals who have religious, familial, friendship, and community associations are said to be high in social integration. Religious integration is important and married respondents are much more likely to have married other Catholics; the divorced and annulled are much more likely to have married outside their faith and, as a consequence, to have attended Mass less frequently when married. A very significant variable relating to divorce is social integration. Communicative integration concerns the extent to which the individual is engaged in a social network of ties. Behavioral indicators such as frequency of church attendance, intensity and length of exposure to church doctrine, and involvement in church groups and organizations can also be used to measure commitment and integration into the Church and organizations.
