Religious Subcultures And Political Tolerance - Do Denominations Still Matter

    Authors

    D. A. Gay;C. G. Ellison

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Rev. Relig. Res.

    Keywords

    United-States; Protestant Denominations; Fundamentalism; Evangelicals; Commitment; Urbanism; Adults; Sexism; Sociology; Religion

    Abstract

    This study examines the variation of religious groups in levels of political tolerance and addresses the extent to which these various groups exhibit particular subcultural traits based on data from the 1985, 1987, and 1988 General Social Surveys. The study considers current debates over the categorization of religious denominations and presents results using three popular classificatory strategies. Analyses of group differences and levels of homo/heterogeneity within denominations support the use of ''religious families'' as a classificatory strategy to examine attitudes toward civil liberties. Several promising directions for further research on contemporary denominational variations are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Review of Religious Research

    Volume

    34

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-1993

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    311

    Last Page

    332

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1993LG36600002

    ISSN

    0034-673X

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