Race and Religiosity: An Empirical Evaluation of a Causal Model
A causal model of the dimensions of religiosity and its social determinants, especially race, is presented and evaluated using cross-sectional survey data collected in a southern metropolitan area (n=611). Religiosity is measured in two ways: a single item measure of church attendance and a multi-it...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1991
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Review of religious research
Year: 1991, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 252-266 |
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| Summary: | A causal model of the dimensions of religiosity and its social determinants, especially race, is presented and evaluated using cross-sectional survey data collected in a southern metropolitan area (n=611). Religiosity is measured in two ways: a single item measure of church attendance and a multi-item Likert scale. The latter is factor analyzed to reveal three additional dimensions of religiosity: religious ritualism, religious communalism, and beliefs in God. Blacks report relatively higher levels of church attendance, ritualism and communalism, net of covariates. For each racial group, social determinants are hypothesized to influence church attendance via the other dimensions of religiosity. The hypothesis is partially confirmed. In addition, race and age are found to interact, with age directly influencing church attendance more for blacks than for whites. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511210 |