THE IMPACT OF RACE ON DENOMINATIONAL VARIATIONS IN SOCIAL ATTITUDES: THE ISSUE AND ITS DIMENSIONS

    Authors

    D. A. Gay;J. P. Lynxwiler

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Sociol. Spectr.

    Keywords

    SEMI-INVOLUNTARY INSTITUTION; PRO-FAMILY ISSUES; BLACK-AMERICANS; RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION; RACIAL EMPOWERMENT; UNITED-STATES; PARTICIPATION; SUBCULTURES; ATTENDANCE; COMMUNITY; Sociology

    Abstract

    Although the impact of religious affiliation on social attitudes is a popular research topic in the sociology of religion, few scholars have examined the role that race plays in this relationship. Moreover, studies that do explore the interplay of race and religious affiliation seldom move beyond the general categories of conservative, moderate, and liberal denominational families. Our research uses recent data from the General Social Surveys to compare the social attitudes of African Americans and their white counterparts within established designations of religious affiliation. Along with control variables, we include attitude measures for political tolerance, legalized abortion, gender equality, premarital sex, homosexual lifestyles, and extramarital sexual relations. Our analysis isolates levels of support for these attitudes within categories of race and religious affiliation to determine whether variations emerge and whether they are nested within specific issues, religious denominations, or reflect more general patterns of race differences.

    Journal Title

    Sociological Spectrum

    Volume

    30

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    110

    Last Page

    127

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000272479500005

    ISSN

    0273-2173

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