Beliefs About Poverty and Inequality: Du Bois and Ethnic Differences Among Catholics
Poverty is among the most challenging social problems in the United States today, and beliefs about the government's role in reducing inequality and raising living standards for the poor are critical to alleviating poverty and its consequences. Du Bois recognized the complex challenges associat...
| Subtitles: | W. E. B. Du Bois Special Issue on Religion and Social Inequality |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2023
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Pages: 163-182 |
| Further subjects: | B
DuBois
B Ethnicity B Catholic B Poverty B Redistribution B Government B Latino B Race |
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| Summary: | Poverty is among the most challenging social problems in the United States today, and beliefs about the government's role in reducing inequality and raising living standards for the poor are critical to alleviating poverty and its consequences. Du Bois recognized the complex challenges associated with poverty and was ahead of his time in pointing to ethnicity and religion as fundamental to creating change and alleviating poverty. Du Bois’ ideas continue to be relevant today, including for understanding ethnic differences among Catholics in attitudes toward poverty, which are likely changing given the growth of the Latino population. In the spirit of Du Bois’ seminal research, I compare Latino and non-Latino Catholic attitudes toward poverty and inequality using the 2021 General Social Survey. Findings document critical differences among Catholics in beliefs about poverty and inequality and highlight the interdependent role of religion, ethnicity, and demographics (e.g., age, gender, socioeconomic status [SES]) in shaping attitudes. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12853 |