Attitudes of Negroes toward the Church Following the Los Angeles Riot
Data from a sample survey are presented bearing upon the hypotheses that following the Watts uprising (1) Negroes in Los Angeles were able to distinguish those persons, groups and institutions helping and supporting them from those hindering them, and (2) they regarded the church as an ally in their...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1970
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1970, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 12-22 |
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| Summary: | Data from a sample survey are presented bearing upon the hypotheses that following the Watts uprising (1) Negroes in Los Angeles were able to distinguish those persons, groups and institutions helping and supporting them from those hindering them, and (2) they regarded the church as an ally in their struggle. The data revealed that Negroes expressed great approval of the church, their attitudes were generally more favorable than those of a sample of suburban whites, they discriminated in their evaluations of political groups and leaders, they ranked the church third behind the Democratic party and the U.S. Congress in their evaluations of social institutions, and black clergymen were highly regarded as representatives of the Negro community. Among those less favorable in their attitude toward the church were males, the better educated, the urban socialized, and those identifying themselves as working class. Denominational affiliation was not related to evaluations of the church. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3709948 |