Title

The Impact Of Race On Denominational Variations In Social Attitudes: The Issue And Its Dimensions

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. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Publication Title

Sociological Spectrum

Volume

30

Issue

1

Number of Pages

110-127

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/02732170903344515

Socpus ID

70949105915 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/70949105915

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