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
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
70949105915 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/70949105915
STARS Citation
Gay, David A. and Lynxwiler, John P., "The Impact Of Race On Denominational Variations In Social Attitudes: The Issue And Its Dimensions" (2010). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 1860.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/1860